The Imperial Mansion is not so much an honor as a temptation.

Qu Wenhai almost sweated and looked at the entire mansion.

According to the system...... Officials in Beijing are not allowed to dig lakes and make pavilions in their homes, and they are ...... according to the system Caissons are not allowed to be used in officials' homes, and even the auspicious patterns on the verandah are also regulated.

This house has been given for less than half a month, whether it is the ridged beast on the roof or the caisson in the house, or the lake pavilion in the backyard, it should not be made by the Ministry of Industry.

Qu Wenhai only cared about avoiding suspicion before, for fear that he would run diligently and provoke Qian Shu more and more scruples, so he never came to this mansion to see it, and now after reading it, he feels that he is going to die stupidly.

I always knew that Emperor Jing couldn't tolerate He Pingqiu, but I never thought that this was one of the reasons.

"Grandfather, what should I do now?"

What else can be good, naturally it is necessary to change, but there can be no slightest overstep.

"Grandfather, this ritual secretary is too abrupt and too eye-catching, the three pavilion elders recommended it at the same time, Your Majesty should have doubts in his heart, and the other pavilion elders ......."

These days, money is sparse and he is no longer as generous as before.

He can also understand the change in the middle, from the upper and lower to the reciprocal relationship, although there is his impetus in the middle, but once it really becomes the truth, he can't help but doubt and be vigilant.

"Grandfather, you are now a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a minister, and countless people will look at you with envy when you go out."

In less than two years after entering Beijing, he has reached the level of a very popular minister, and such a promotion speed is unimaginable for others.

To be able to receive that honor, you have to resist the same pressure.

It's like Qu Qingyan will hear criticism and cynicism from others from time to time in the Hanlin Academy.

Their ancestors and grandchildren have been set up here, and there is no turning back except to let themselves go down calmly.

Qu Wenhai didn't expect to hear such comfort from Qu Qingyan's ears, he smiled and raised his hand to pat the shoulders of the two of them: "Grandfather will go to the Zhou Mansion to find Lord Zhou in a while, since Your Majesty ordered the Ministry of Industry to renovate and rebuild, then they can't treat this overstep as if they didn't see it."

"Now that half a month has passed, this mansion is only a simple renovation and has not been touched at all, and my grandfather has just gone to ask Lord Zhou what the purpose of this move is."

Zhou Zeting, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was born in the same way as Gu Enyang, and he was also a cabinet minister from his ancestors, and the energy behind his many years of operation in Beijing is not comparable to that of a person like him who has just entered Beijing.

He is now like holding a carrot from the sky, surrounded by coveting people, and at some point someone will come forward and swallow him and the carrot in one bite.

Zeting has always talked little this week, and in the spirit of prudence in words and deeds, he has long wanted to know what he thinks of himself, which is an opportunity.

When he was moved, he acted, and Qu Wenhai didn't care about any rules, so he went to Zhou's mansion overnight.

The two brothers checked carefully in the house, but they didn't know much about the content of the canon, so they had to write down the doubts and let Qu Qingxi check them.

Qu Wenhai came to the door as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, even if he didn't pay his respects in advance, even if it was dark at this time, he was just like Gu Enyang before, he was impatient in his heart, but he still had to welcome people in.

"It's so late, why did Lord Qu come to visit?"

Qu Wenhai didn't go around in circles, but said with a smile: "Today, the two juniors in the house went to the house that was being renovated at the entrance of the Dengshikou without having anything to do, but they were surprised to find that there was no shortage of lakes and pavilions in the house, and the scenery was very beautiful." ”

Zhou Zeting heard that there was nothing abnormal on his face, and only continued to look at Qu Wenhai strangely.

"Lord Qu came here today just to inform the official about this?"

"Naturally not," Zhou Zeting didn't let him sit, but he unceremoniously found an official hat chair and sat down, and deliberately took a few breaths.

"It has been more than a year since this official was transferred to the capital, but he was a guest from the future Zhou Mansion, and some people don't know if Lord Zhou's mansion is also a caisson in the hall, and the lake pavilion in the middle of the courtyard is the same?"

The more direct his question became, and Zhou Zeting didn't continue to pretend to be stupid.

"It's a pity today, why don't you invite Master Qu to come over the house another day."

Qu Wenhai waved his hand and smiled honestly: "That mansion still has to trouble Lord Zhou to help renovate it, where do you dare to bother Lord Zhou, or just like that, the regulations of the mansion in Beijing are not very clear to the official, why don't Lord Zhou help the official rebuild the house at the entrance of the lamp market according to the regulations of the Zhou government?" ”

Zhou Zeting's face instantly darkened.

I have long heard that this Qu Wenhai is an official without the slightest literati backbone, he didn't believe it before, but now he sees his rogue behavior.

"Lord Qu, Your Majesty only ordered the Ministry of Works to cooperate with the renovation, but he did not explain that he should change it in accordance with the regulations of my house.

"Lord Zhou, where is this, I came in a hurry today and I didn't see the lake or something I was scared of, the Ministry of Engineering has taken over the renovation for half a month, this is a lake and a pavilion, you said that in the future, Your Majesty will be held accountable, how can I explain it?"

Since Zhou Zeting made it clear that he wanted to trap him regardless of it, it was kind for him to come and tell him.

Otherwise, if the house is really done, he will go directly to Emperor Jing to sue the black, and Zeting will at least end up with a disadvantage this week.

Especially in that mansion, there are too many places that are overdue, no matter what the future emperor gives him, he can't let Zhou Zeting pit him again.

Zhou Zeting sat on the master's seat and was silent for a long time, Qu Wenhai was not in a hurry, anyway, as long as he didn't move into the mansion for a day, even if the renovation was not completed, he could shirk everything in the courtyard.

"How does Master Qu want to renovate?"

This question means that Zhou Zeting is unwilling to entangle with him anymore.

Qu Wenhai was also refreshed, and only dropped one sentence: "Lord Zhou also knows that I am timid, and I dare not leave any of those places that exceed the system." ”

"There's a lake in that courtyard!"

"I saw it," Qu Wenhai spread his hands, extremely innocent: "According to the system, the homes of officials in Beijing and Central China are not allowed to dig lakes." ”

"Okay, okay," Zhou Zeting didn't want to reason more with him: "I will order my subordinates to check one by one tomorrow, but the construction period cannot be guaranteed, Master Qu still don't be anxious." ”

Qu Wenhai nodded with a smile, of course he was not in a hurry, nothing was important compared to his life!

The lake in the courtyard needs to be filled, the pavilions next to the lake need to be removed, the caisson on the roof needs to be painted, and even the ridged beasts on the roof need to be replaced.

Each piece is a huge project.

Zhou Zeting asked his subordinates to estimate the construction period and cost and report to the household department, and Gu Enyang only saw the cost of filling the lake and directly rejected it.

He Mansion is also an old house, the courtyard of the lake is not known when it comes from, but digging the lake is easy to fill the lake is difficult, to drain the lake water, the pumped water bucket by bucket to transport to the outside of the city, and then from outside the city to transport the soil to Dengshikou Street.

Is this Qu Wenhai joking?