"Oh? Lu Qing said to hear it? His eyes fell on Lu He, and Emperor Mingde spoke slowly.

"A few days ago, the minister chatted with Wan Shangshu of the Criminal Department, mentioned some cases, and said that now there is a vacancy in the head of the prison hall (Note 1), so it is better to let General Ling Yu fill that position."

"It's just that the grade of the head of this prison hall is not high, but it is only a third grade, and there are some grievances against General Xie."

The prison hall in the mouth of the Luhe River belongs to the criminal department, and it is one of the additional institutions established by Dajing after following the regulations of the previous dynasty.

In addition to the prison hall, there are also the reduction office, the redemption office, the law hall, etc., and the principals of several places are all from the three grades, and the things they are in charge of are different.

The Reduction Division is responsible for controlling the provinces and the pardons in the cases that are being heard, the Penitential Division, not to mention the punishment of crimes, and the Law Enforcement Office is responsible for amending laws.

The prison hall that Lu He proposed to let Xie Yan go to was in charge of more things than several other places.

In addition to being in charge of the autumn trial and the court trial, he was also responsible for inspecting the criminals in the North and South prisons, and distributing prison clothes, prison food, and medicines.

On closer examination, the prison hall is not an idle errand, and it is even a very important position, but there are a lot of trivial matters, and if you take over, you will really have to be busy for a while.

Even if everything is sorted out clearly, there are still a lot of things to summarize next year.

Even so, the head of the prison hall does not need to go to the morning court, nor does he have to stay in the office completely, and even have the opportunity to walk around, which is a good place for Xie Yangui.

But this is not where Xie Yangui wants to go, she wants to go to the household department.

At this time, she couldn't speak.

"Prison Hall ......" repeated Lu He's proposal, Emperor Mingde frowned slightly, and his fingers hit the armrest a little harder.

"Yangui, what do you think?" After a while, he had an answer in his heart and looked at Xie Yangui with a smile.

Looking at what he meant, it seemed that he was giving a choice, but in fact, Xie Yangui had no choice at all.

After all, it's a good errand.

If Xie Yangui refuses and re-chooses where to go, she is likely to be suspicious.

"Let Your Majesty decide!" Thinking quickly in her heart, although she was a little helpless, she still smiled and saluted.

"Then according to what Lu Qing said, Feng Lingyu General Xie Yan will be the head of the prison hall, and he will be given the right to enter and leave the court, and all the regulations will be in accordance with the past, and there is no need to change."

"As for Yulu, it is still issued according to the position of a general, and when all the secretaries see each other, they must treat each other as a general."

In the past, Xie Yangui entered and exited the court, and he did not enter the court, praised and worshipped, and even went to the palace with a sword.

It's just that Xie Yangui doesn't have a sword in the weapons he usually uses, and he doesn't want to be sideways, so he never wears a weapon.

Now she is going to the prison hall and is in the third grade, but the regulations are still in accordance with the past, and no one can give her grievances.

Emperor Mingde arranged this in front of the courtiers, which really gave Xie Yangui enough grace.

"Minister Xie Yangui and thank my emperor, long live long live long live!"

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"Niangniang, the eldest lady is here." In Qifeng Palace, Xie Ji was preparing for the autumn hunt later, and Yu Qin came in from outside the hall and said back to her.

She already knew about Xie Yan's return to the palace and the court, but she didn't know why.

Hearing Yu Qin's reply, Xie Yan put down the things in her hand and looked towards the door of the hall, Xie Yangui came in from outside the hall, came to her in a few steps, and saluted her.

Looking at Xie Yangui, Xie Yan could see that she was not very happy, "What's wrong?" Who messed with you? ”

Holding Xie Yangui's hand and letting her sit beside her, Xie Yan instructed Yu Qin to go to the small kitchen and present the pastries and sour plum soup prepared daily.

It's all Xie Yangui's favorite food, and after she returned to Beijing, Qifeng Palace prepared every day.

"It's nothing, it's just that Your Majesty has assigned me an errand, and I'm going to the prison hall to be the director." Shaking her head, she couldn't be happy at the thought that she was going to the criminal department instead of the household department.

originally thought that according to what she discussed with Zhou Jin at home, she would definitely be able to go to the household department smoothly in the end.

Who would have thought that Lu He, the secretary of the Ministry of War, would have branches and would give her a pole to the Criminal Department.

Xie Yangui is not clear about the position of the director of the prison hall, and he currently knows that it is a third grade.

But since Emperor Mingde ordered that all regulations be counted according to her past, she is still a person of the same quality.

But that didn't make her happy, and she didn't want to laugh at all.

"Prison Hall......" repeated Xie Yangui's words, and Xie Yan pondered for a while.

Xie Yan didn't know what was in charge of that position, but she knew, it was a good errand.

Especially for Xie Yangui.

"Isn't that good?" Xie Cheng smiled and spoke, rubbing his niece's calloused hand, "Don't be upset, although I don't know where you want to go, but the position of the head of the prison hall must be better than you think." ”

"What did my aunt say about this? Do you know what this position is about? Xie Yangui looked at her, a little puzzled in his expression.

After all, in her opinion, Xie Hui, as a concubine in the palace, should not know much about the affairs of the previous dynasty.

But what she said obviously understood.

If it weren't for Lu He mentioning it in the court, Xie Yangui wouldn't even have heard of the prison hall.

It's not that she doesn't understand, it's really that when she was in Liaobei in the past, in addition to leading the troops to fight, she had a lot to do as a general, and she couldn't take care of anything else.

After planning to return to Beijing, she has tried her best to learn and understand.

With today's events, when she returned home, she asked Yushu to help make up for it, and she had to make it clear in the future.

"I went to Lingyun Hall to have dinner with His Majesty before, and I heard some people mention it, saying that they can use their positions to walk in prisons in the north and south, and I also heard that they are in charge of a lot of things, and they can help you gain more knowledge."

Asked by Xie Yangui, Xie Yan realized that she had lost her words, but she immediately responded and only said that she heard it in Lingyun Palace.

"Now that you're back in Kyoto, you'll learn about these things, and you'll always know." She knew that Xie Yangui didn't know the reason for these things so well, and smiled and comforted her.

"I see." Xie Yangui nodded, and the depression in his heart faded a little.

Yu Qin brought the special sour plum soup made in Qifeng Palace, as well as Xie Yangui's favorite snacks, into the hall and put them in her hand.

"Just now, the mother was preparing to go to the autumn hunt, and she was still thinking about the eldest lady, but the eldest lady's mansion was also prepared?" Yu Qin asked with a smile.

"I have already instructed Yushu to prepare, and when the time comes, I will hunt some good skins and make a hand cage for my aunt and Aunt Yuqin."

Speaking of the autumn hunt, Xie Yangui's face had a smile.

"Didn't you say that you want to hunt good skins to make a hand cage for your husband, but you are still thinking about me and your Aunt Yuqin?"

Xie Yan smiled beside her, and she said a few words to Yu Qin, and dispelled the depression in Xie Yangui's heart.

Leaving her for lunch in Qifeng Palace, Xie Yan let her leave, and after Xie Yan left, she looked at Yu Qin, quite puzzled.

"It's really a good errand for the head of the prison hall, how could Your Majesty give such a good position to Yangui?"