The celebrant set up a brazier in the middle of the night, and the long strip of silver charcoal burned in the big copper basin, and the charcoal basin could be burned in this weather, and the whole palace was in addition to the emperor and the ceremonial eunuch.

The weather in Kyoto is like this, although it is already spring, but when it rains, it will be cold, and the little eunuchs on night have taken out the jackets that have not had time to wash and dry in winter, and put them in their outer robes.

"A spring rain and a warmth." Cao Bo leaned back in his chair, he stretched out his hand to turn the candle on: "It will take more than half a month to wait until it is really warm." ”

Cao Yu took a thin blanket from the cabinet and put it on Cao Bo's legs, he squatted on the ground and carefully folded the blanket: "When the weather is clear, godfather, you can go out to bask in the sun, so that your legs can be sharpened." ”

"The old problem can't be cured." Cao Bo waved his hand to signal Cao Yu to get up, and he said, "The people who climbed up from below our numbers have more or less some minor problems. ”

His leg used to be broken when he knelt in the snow, but now it hurts so much in rainy weather that he sometimes can't stand up.

"It's a small problem, it's out of the way."

Jiang Banxia, who was waiting on the side, pushed the brazier in the direction of Cao Bo again.

"Wait a little longer." Cao Bo said: "Wait for dawn." ”

...

When the sky was bright, the rain stopped, and most of the candles on the desk were burned, and Jiang Banxia sat by the brazier with his head propped up, his head little by little.

"The old ancestor is about to shine." The little eunuch shouted cautiously with a hot towel in his hand.

Cao Bo, who was half-leaning on the chair, opened his eyes, he took the hot towel handed by the little eunuch and rubbed his face, and immediately became energetic.

"Long live the master, has the master gotten up over there?" Cao Bo asked.

"Back to the ancestors, it has already risen." The little eunuch responded: "The news that Huang Gonggong came from time to time, long live the lord and sat all night." ”

"Now that we're awake, let's go." Cao Bo strode out of the celebrant supervisor, Cao Yu followed closely, and he motioned for Jiang Banxia to follow.

The rainy Forbidden City was filled with the smell of earth that was not there before, and for a moment Cao Bo thought he had returned to the fields of his hometown.

He walked briskly to the front, as if his leg wouldn't hurt.

Suddenly, Cao Bo stopped, and everyone followed his line of sight, and vaguely saw a group of people walking on the opposite side.

"The cabinet is here." Cao Bo said familiarly: "Wait. ”

Seeing that the cabinet was getting closer and closer, Cao Bo stepped forward to greet him.

Jiang Banxia followed behind the chamberlain, she tilted her head and looked over the shoulders of the person in front of her, this was the first time she had seen a cabinet minister, and her heart was full of admiration.

These people are all the mainstays of the imperial court, holding the national economy and people's livelihood of the entire Daming Dynasty, and of course, they are also the wave of people who have power.

"Elder Gong Ge, why did your old man walk in by himself." Cao Bo greeted him with a smile and said, "Isn't Long Live Lord specially allowing you to sit on your shoulder?" ”

"Let's go, let's go." Gong Sui pointed to his leg and said, "While you can still walk now, take two more steps, and then carry it in when you can't walk anymore." ”

The cabinet members who followed behind laughed.

"The old man should be strong." Cao Bo grabbed Gong Sui's arm and said with a smile: "Da Ming still needs you to be at the helm." ”

Gong Sui had a smile on his face: "Gonggong Cao is burying me, Daming needs a young man instead of me, a bad old man." ”

"Young people are good, but where there is an old man, you are experienced."

The little eunuchs who followed behind Cao Bo took the umbrellas in the hands of these ministers one after another, and Jiang Banxia was mixed in, and she looked at these people one by one.

Except for the one standing at the back who can be younger, the rest should have passed the age of confusion, and they are all old people.

Cao Bo stopped, his gaze slowly swept over the group of ministers, and said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, Yu Maogong, the governor of Ningshan, came to fold, everyone should also know, this matter came in a hurry, and last year's accounts were liquidated only a few years ago, but before this spring, the household department reported the number of tea classes and horses, and the difference between the decreasing numbers per year is too great, long live the anger, and I invite everyone to discuss this year." ”

Several ministers looked at each other, they already knew about this, but the matter of tea and horses was a mess of accounts, and if Banzai really wanted to investigate, I was afraid that a group of people would be set off.

If you don't talk about the landing of people's heads, I'm afraid they won't have a good time.

"This shouldn't have been said on its own." Cao Boton said: "But the war between the north and the south continues, the north and the south are rampant, the treasury is not abundant, and there are places everywhere that ask for money. ”

"Worse haircuts?" The young cabinet member standing at the end sighed: "How can you fight without horses?" ”

"That's it." Cao Bo hugged Gong Sui and said, "Elder Ge, this matter must not be sloppy. ”

"No sloppiness, no sloppiness." Gong Sui repeated repeatedly: "Don't be sloppy." ”

...

Emperor Qingwen sat all night, not only was he not tired, but he was extremely energetic.

"The Taoist health regimen still works." Emperor Qingwen got up and stretched his waist, and he looked at the light from outside the hall.

"Long live the master's sincerity, naturally he will get twice the result with half the effort." Huang Wei complimented.

Emperor Qingwen raised his hand and pointed at Huang Wei with a smile: "You, you, compliment me." ”

"What the slave and maid said is the truth, and there is no falsehood at all." Huang Wei looked sincere: "Three clears can be learned." ”

Emperor Qingwen had a smile on his face, he did not investigate whether what Huang Wei said was true or false, but sat back on the futon and asked, "How many days is it?" ”

"Back to the master, it's already time." Huang Wei replied.

"It's too late, it's not too early." Emperor Qingwen looked at the little morning light outside the hall, and he said, "Call someone in." ”

The people he was referring to were the cabinet and the celebrants.

Huang Wei walked out of the Qianqing Palace from the small door, and when he saw Cao Bo and his party, he immediately hurried forward.

"Long live, please come into the temple to discuss the matter." Huang Wei arched his hand.

"It's time to go in." Cao Bo slowly glanced at the group of ministers: "What our family wants to say has been said just now, let's all go around for a while." ”

For a while, the ministers were silent.

The unworthy Bingbi of the celebrant supervisor all followed behind Cao Bo, and a group of five great eunuchs stood straight outside the Qianqing Palace, and opposite them were the five major cabinet members of the cabinet.

The little eunuchs opened the door, and these people followed and walked lightly into the hall.

Jiang Banxia and a group of chamberlains followed, and as soon as they entered the outer hall of the Qianqing Palace, they dispersed, and each found a place to stand.

The celebrant and the cabinet members slowly walked into the inner sanctum.

Jiang Banxia couldn't get in, she could only stand outside and listen to the movement inside, after hearing the group of people kowtowing and shouting long live, the voice of Emperor Qingwen suddenly came from the hall: "Let's take a seat." ”

The little eunuchs waiting in the outer hall moved in response, her eyes rolled, and she also took the pier and walked into the hall.

Although this is not the first time she has come to the Qianqing Palace, she has to admit that this place is really big, and the copper incense burners alone account for three, and the three incense burners are placed in the hall to echo each other.

There was a little eunuch standing next to each incense burner, and they added spices to it from time to time, and the top of the incense burner was smoking.

——The fragrance of the hall is like an orchid.