Chapter 361: The Old Man Came to the East to Announce the Divine Decree

readx;? Hearing that the holy decree had arrived at the post station, Yang Jing couldn't help but be a little excited, hurriedly dressed up, and went to the living room to meet the officials of the Ministry of Rites who followed the holy decree. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info.%

Receiving orders is a very solemn thing, especially for local officials who don't have many opportunities to meet the official family.

In the film and television work, the family was still eating, and suddenly said that the holy decree came, and the family rushed out without wiping their mouths, and knelt down when they saw the eunuch, which is too exaggerated and not quite in line with the real situation.

Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, made a rule that the Great Song Dynasty did not kill scholars and doctors, and after the strong support of Zhenzong Renzong and other emperors, the Great Song Dynasty also established the supremacy of literati.

It is precisely because of the respected status of civil officials that non-major festivals or ceremonies, even when they go to the temple to face the saints, do not need to kneel and worship, but only need to bow their hands to the literati.

However, in addition to having the prestige of the official family, the holy decree is also a formal ceremony, so when receiving the decree, depending on the size of the official position, it is actually necessary to bow down and receive the decree.

Moreover, not most of the local officials are not delegated by Beijing officials, and they are not familiar with the process and etiquette of receiving orders, so when major holy decrees are issued, there are entourages to instruct officials to receive relevant etiquette.

For the holy decree of major events, the Ministry of Rites usually sends people to accompany them, and these officials of the Ministry of Rites guide and complete the ceremony of receiving the decree, while ordinary holy decrees only need a little mention from the eunuchs.

The situation in Juzhou is changing, and now there is finally no danger, saving the face of the court and the official family, for the entire Great Song Dynasty, it is a long-faced thing, so this time the specifications should be grander.

For this kind of large-scale ceremony, the officials of the Ministry of Rites need to visit the officials who receive the decree in advance and explain the process of receiving the decree to them, and the officials who receive the decree also need to bathe in advance, make sufficient preparations, and let the big and small figures of the local officialdom, and even find some people to welcome them and make some noise, so as to show the high standard, the grandeur of the ceremony, and the great grace of the emperor.

This kind of accompanying Ministry of Rites officials are usually not too high, and they have a lot of hardships to travel through mountains and rivers, eat and sleep, but after arriving at the place, local officials usually give a lot of benefits, after all, no one wants to offend the Ministry of Rites officials, and without getting guidance and reminders, they make jokes when receiving orders.

After Yang Jing came to the living room, he saw the official of the Ministry of Rites sitting quietly, and the fragrant tea on the table was still bubbling with green breath, but the official was sitting in a precarious position, his eyes did not squint, although his face was serious, giving people a kind of indifference that rejected people thousands of miles away, but it made people feel bad.

I have to say that the officials of the Ministry of Rites, as the department in charge of the country's heavy sacrifices and even the rules and regulations of the people, are indeed exemplary in their own cultivation.

When this official of the Ministry of Rites saw Yang Jing come out, he slowly stood up and saluted Yang Jing, not as arrogant as he appeared, but showed some humility, perhaps he already knew the general content of the holy decree, Yang Jing must have a bright future in the future, and he could not offend Yang Jing in a small Ministry of Rites.

After the two sat down, the officials of the Ministry of Rites told Yang Jing that they knew all the procedures and matters that needed attention, and Yang Jing knew that the person who came to announce the decree this time was actually the "old acquaintance" Wang Nianen!

Last time, Wang Nianen brought Yang Jing the secret decree of the official family, and asked Yang Jing to serve as the official of the Jiangling Mansion of the Imperial City, but the quarrel between the two was not very pleasant, and the imperial medical officer Qi Xuanji who followed was also depressed, and failed to collect the "elixir" developed by Yan Lichun for the official family.

This is exactly what I said before, the king of Hades is easy to hide from the little ghosts, and thanks to this official of the Ministry of Rites did not deliberately conceal it, otherwise Yang Jing would not know, and it would be embarrassing to meet with Wang Nianen, the big eunuch, when the time comes.

Moreover, Wang Nianen has a prejudice against Yang Jing, if he wants to deliberately wear small shoes for Yang Jing and deliberately let Yang Jing look foreign, it is not impossible, now that he knows, he can naturally prepare early.

Yang Jing asked Zhao Zongchang to come over, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites saw Zhao Zongchang and hurriedly stood up and saluted, seeing that Zhao Zongchang was polite to Yang Jing, thought about it, and reminded Yang Jing of a few small details.

Zhao Zongchang didn't speak, just sat quietly next to him, and it wasn't until the official of the Ministry of Rites finished handing over that he waved his hand, and asked the chief entourage behind him to take a gift box and gently put it on the table of the Ministry of Rites official.

The official of the Ministry of Rites was very flattered, and he refused again and again, until Zhao Zongchang opened the gift box and revealed a very good inkstone inside, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites brightened their eyes and put it away embarrassedly.

If it was in the Ming Dynasty, it was a big deal for officials to be corrupt, and if they were greedy for a few taels of silver, they would have to peel off the skin and pull the grass, Zhu Yuanzhang was a ruthless character, and he couldn't see corruption the most.

The treatment of officials in the Great Song Dynasty is the best among all dynasties, even a county official has many attendants and slaves to call, and there are money for opening hands and washing hands for a corpse, etc., and many officials in the six rooms of the yamen, etc., and there are also extra money to make money when they go out to do things, and few of them rely on Yulu to live.

For example, Bao Zheng, who left a name in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, although the people exaggerated his deeds, but he was indeed a famous minister who could not be ignored in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that private actions such as doing things in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty and giving gifts have long become unwritten "unspoken rules".

And the civil officials also pay attention to the appearance of eating, although it is a gift, but the appearance of eating can not be too ugly, directly send out real money, it is really insulting, it is better to exchange it for a book, sticker, painting, antique and play, which is both elegant and not cheesy and valuable, so Zhao Zongchang sent this inkstone, which is really well versed in the wrist of officialdom, so that the people who give and receive gifts are extraordinarily ironed.

This official of the Ministry of Rites also has some backgrounds, and he came down to announce the decree, just to accumulate some qualifications, and he has some confidence to climb up, he serves in the Sixth Ministry, but he knows Zhao Zongchang's identity better than Yang Jing, and he is naturally flattered to receive Zhao Zongchang's gift!

At this point, he didn't dare to hide anything anymore, and whispered to Zhao Zongchang and Yang Jing: "Lord Yang, don't hide it, my father is a member of the ministry, I heard about it in the court earlier, after the ministers learned about the affairs of Juzhou, they suggested that Lord Yang should be the envoy to Dali to mediate the war, but... But in the end, it was drafted, but the adult became the deputy envoy, and the envoy was... It's Zhao Jingyin, the deputy envoy of Jinghu North Road, Lord Zhao..."

"Zhao Jingyin?" Yang Jing heard this name, and after thinking about it for a while, he recalled, isn't this buddy the same Lord Zhao who let Song Ci rob the criminal officer!

Earlier, when Yang Jing solved the case in Baling County, he had a quarrel with Luo Jiaoping, the governor of the Hubei Criminal Division, and it was Luo Jiaoping who protected Wang Nianen and the imperial doctor Qi Xuanji, and Luo Jiaoping's boss and backstage were Zhao Jingyin!

At the beginning, Luo Jiaoping and Luo Jin, the deputy commander of the Yuezhou Army, were sworn enemies with Yang Jing, but later they were shocked by Yang Jing, Luo Jin had already been convinced of Yang Jing, as for Luo Jiaoping, although he was also very jealous of Yang Jing, he once threatened to let Zhao Jingyin give Yang Jing some colors to look at.

Now that Song Ci has heard that Guangnan East Road is going to be leveled, that is, Guangdong, and Zhao Jingyin has become the messenger of all people's attention, what kind of struggle is there here, but it is intriguing.

Zhao Jingyin is already a feudal official, and now he has taken over the task of the envoy, if the task is successfully completed, he will be able to enter Lin'an and become the core figure of power in the court, which can be described as entering the court.

And he became Yang Jing's top boss, which means that all the affairs of the envoy to Dali are handled by Zhao Jingyin, and Yang Jing is not qualified to do so, but he is afraid that Yang Jing will serve as this deputy envoy, and in the end he will carry a black pot and become a scapegoat!

If the envoy is successful, Zhao Jingyin will return to Beijing and ascend to the sky in one step, throughout the Great Song Dynasty, but all those who return from the envoy, even if they do not become the central Zaifu, can also be famous in history, such as Han Qi and others, and even Jia Yidao, etc., have had the experience of envoys.

But if the mission fails, it is entirely possible for Zhao Jingyin to throw all the blame on Yang Jing, because everyone knows that this time the envoy should have been Yang Jing, no matter what he did in Juzhou, or the relationship with Lin Wenzhong, Yang Jing could not stand by and watch this mission, at least this is already a sign that Zhao Jingyin and others can detect.

Once Yang Jing intervenes in the affairs of the mission, it will leave Zhao Jingyin with a truth, even if Yang Jing is really just a foil, Zhao Jingyin will definitely be able to find a bunch of reasons to let Yang Jing carry this black cauldron.

Of course, it is undeniable that the envoy also has risks, the Mongolian barbarians are not the scholars of the Central Plains 6, these cattle on horseback can never be reasoned with fists and feet and knives and guns, one was accidentally beheaded, and said that he would return to Beijing as an official, and whether he could come back or not.

After realizing this, Yang Jing also admired and thanked Zhao Zongchang, if it weren't for Zhao Zongchang, who was well versed in the rules of officialdom, Yang Jing would still be kept in the dark, how could he get such a valuable reminder.

After sending off the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Yang Jing chatted with Zhao Zongchang for a while, and Zhao Zongchang took the initiative to ask.

"Lord Yang, I don't know what I discussed with the adults a few days earlier, how did Lord Yang think about it?"

Hearing Zhao Zongchang's question, Yang Jing also smiled secretly, because 6 Chang'an and other secret inspectors had already investigated Zhao Zongchang clearly.

This Zhao Zongchang did have some background that is difficult to say, and when the city of Juzhou was broken, he did not surrender to Wei Zhenxian, but only appeased the people, protected the personal and property safety of the people of Juzhou, and even asked Wei Zhenxian that the ban that the barbarians should not harass the people was the result of his negotiations with Wei Zhenxian.

But Yang Jing didn't want to take the initiative to contact this general judge, after all, the initiative was in his own hands, and now that Zhao Zongchang helped him and took the initiative to ask about it, Yang Jing already had an idea in his heart.

But Zhao Zongchang saw that Yang Jing didn't speak, frowned, and said to Yang Jing again: "Lord Yang, I know that you and Master Mu Zicai are promoting new crops in Jiangling Mansion, as long as you promise to persuade the Yelang people for me to complete the relocation and resettlement, Zhao can promise you that in the spring of next year, a pilot project will be opened in Juzhou to help you try to plant and promote sweet potatoes, Lord Yang should always rest assured, right?"

When Yang Jing heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, but his face was still calm, and he said to Zhao Zongchang: "Lord Zhao is really far-sighted, I can promise you about this matter, I will personally go to Xianyun Mountain, whether it is successful or not, the adult has said that the promotion of sweet potatoes is true, but it needs to be believed in what he says..."

Zhao Zongchang couldn't cry or laugh when he saw Yang Jing so slippery, but it seemed that he had done research and investigation, and knew the various advantages of sweet potatoes, so he immediately nodded and said: "Yelang people are obedient to Lord Yang, Lord Yang is the holy master of Yelang people, with Lord Yang out of the horse, this matter will naturally be done, and this official will never break his word..."

Yang Jing also nodded, and after thinking about it, he said to Zhao Zongchang again: "These Yelang people have been isolated from the world for too long, I am afraid that they are not familiar with etiquette, let alone understand the world, they are savage by nature, and they are fierce and aggressive, I am afraid that it is not easy to manage, Lord Zhao really wants to settle them, it is better to delegate power and let their own leaders manage them, so as to stabilize the place and ensure the peace of Juzhou, otherwise I am afraid that they will have conflicts with the local residents, and then they will be happy to do bad things..."

Zhao Zongchang seemed to have thought deeply, and immediately smiled at Yang Jing: "Lord Yang can rest assured." ”

While the two were talking, one of Zhao Zongchang's entourages suddenly barged in and said, "My lord, something is wrong!"

Yang Jing frowned, but he heard the long man whisper: "The post house has been robbed, the eunuch Wang has been injured a little, Zhao Jingyin Zhao's guards have arrested all the people in the post house, and there are many of us inside!"

Zhao Zongchang's face also changed greatly, but Na Changsui continued to speak: "And... The Divine Decree has been robbed!"