September 14, the first early dynasty of the new emperor.

It was a day when the stars were sinking, and the sky was dark as the stars disappeared from the sky in January.

It is said that the Ming Emperor was lazy to abandon the government, but they did not know that officials who wanted to be lazy and not go to the court abounded, and lost the dynasty under the banners of "oversleeping", "blocking the road" and "illness".

According to historical records, one day in May of the ninth year of Chenghua, nearly 1,000 people lost their dynasty. Originally, the loss of the dynasty was to be punished, but the law did not blame the public, and Emperor Chenghua finally chose not to pursue it.

It's just that today is the first time that Emperor Hongzhi has been in the early dynasty, but no official dares to be absent.

The new dynasty and the new atmosphere all know that this new monarch is benevolent, which makes many officials full of expectations for the new dynasty, so that they have no burden to get up early in the morning.

The first bell and drum of the noon tower have already sounded, and the lights of half of the capital have gradually turned on.

Huaishu Hutong, Xufu.

Xu Pu woke up at the call of the chicken man, and his feet felt reluctant to leave the warmth, and the two warmers served Xu Pu as if receiving a signal to get up.

Although he taught the monarch all day long that "King Wen was submissive", as the top ruling class of this era, life must have been extravagant. Both his status and financial resources are enough for him to live a good life.

Xu Pu rinsed his mouth with the West Lake Longjing, which was honored by his students, and it was soaked with the top fine salt sent by Li Zhiqing, although it was not as particular about the use of morning dew as the emperor, but its cost was also a lot.

The official uniforms are equally complicated, and several maids are carefully serving and dressing. Since he is still in the filial piety period, he has to wear mourning clothes and a belt around his waist.

Although the left servant of the ministry is the third rank, it is only when he taught the prince that he was awarded the false position of the prince's young master, so he has become a second-rank official.

Xu Pu touched his flower rhino belt, but he knew that it wouldn't be long before he could use the jade belt, so he took the tooth tag and went out directly.

The weather had turned cold, and there was a distinct chill in the courtyard.

It is said that the officials worked hard in the early morning, but when Xu Pu woke up, dozens of servants in the entire Xu Mansion had already gotten up, and they were revolving around Xu Pu.

The sedan chair had been lifted out of the sedan hall, and the marquis was in the front yard, and several burly guards were standing at the door.

Xu Pu walked to the front yard, although the two concubines had already appeared here to send him off, but the small sedan chair behind his sedan chair was not there.

"Greetings to Daddy!" A young man wearing a seven-rank official uniform hurried over with a hat and saluted Xu Pu in a panic.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was not uncommon for fathers and sons to be in the same dynasty.

It's not that the tiger father has no dog son, but the official shadow system of the Ming Dynasty. At first, the shaded person was generally the official who died or became an official, but later it was "a Beijing official with a full performance in the examination of the third grade or above, and a son of the shade, called an official student".

Xu Pu was promoted to the right attendant of the Zhengsanpin Rite Department in the fifteenth year of Chenghua, and he did not meet the qualifications of the official shade, but he begged to let his son-in-law Xu Yuanjun enter the national prince's prison, and Emperor Chenghua took Xu Pu's old labor of serving the prince, and specially appointed Xu Yuanju as a scholar from the seven products.

According to statistics, there were only more than 50 people in the Jingtai Dynasty before, and "all of them belonged to the special grace shadow position", and most of them were "obtained through begging", but now the official shadow of the court officials has a faint tendency to flood, and there is a phenomenon of "Wenchen Yin Wu", like the former military department Shangshu Cheng Nobunaga Sun Chengxun got the Jinyi Wei hereditary hundred households.

Xu Pu has always been very strict with his son, and after looking the panting Xu Yuanji up and down, he said with a calm face: "What about the tooth card?" ”

"Uh, by the way, where's my tooth tag?" Only then did Xu Yuanji realize that he was empty-handed, and he couldn't help but be confused.

The tooth card, which is a pass to the early dynasty, is an exclusive item of the Beijing official, so that there is a saying "I love the foreign official to have a row of officials, I love the Beijing official to have a tooth card".

Fortunately, at this time, the beautiful maid who found the missing tooth card picked up the tooth tag and hurriedly sent it over.

Xu Yuanji took the tooth card, and saw that his father was still staring at him dissatisfied, so he said respectfully with a smile: "Father, please get on the sedan chair!" ”

"Master, it's not too early!" The housekeeper's heart is towards Xu Yuanji, and he is also helping to break the siege.

Xu Pu couldn't help but feel sad when he saw his son so lost, and the son and grandson of the Meichen Shoufu were all admitted to the imperial examination.

He is a genius in the world, and the things he gave birth to are not as good as the straw bale Shousuke.

"Get up!" When the housekeeper saw Xu Pu entering the sedan chair, he sang loudly.

The middle door of the Xu family was wide open, and the two sedan chairs went out one after the other, with lanterns in front of them, and strong guards on both sides, heading in the direction of the Forbidden City.

When we arrived at West Chang'an Avenue, it had become lively, in addition to many officials who also took a sedan chair to the early court, there were many food stalls on the side of the street.

Xu Pu sat in the sedan chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, but he knew that the top priority was not to bring down the first assistant Wan'an and the second assistant Liu Ji, but to put the imperial power in chains, and not to let Emperor Hongzhi reuse the factory guard like the Chenghua Dynasty.

The east is getting brighter, and the square in front of the noon gate is already crowded.

"Xiaguan meets Master Xu!"

"Xiaguan respectfully invites Master Xu Jun'an!"

"Your Majesty, please Xu Bachelor Xun'an!"

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Nearly a thousand officials have gathered here, and when they saw Xu Pu wearing a second-grade official uniform, they came from the periphery of the square.

The first assistant Wan'an is a meander, and the second assistant Liu Ji is a mediocre generation, and now only Xu Pu has prestige and strategy among the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, especially the new dynasty also promoted the enthronement, so Xu Pu has won everyone's unanimous support.

The corners of Xu Pu's mouth rose slightly, and he just nodded slightly, and then walked forward.

Liu Ji seemed to forget the unhappiness earlier, and said to Xu Pu who came over: "Master Xu, good morning!" ”

"Elder Liu Ge, good morning!" Xu Pu knew that it was not appropriate to tear his face with Liu Ji now, so he also returned the salute.

Liu Ji didn't have his own little abacus, and took the initiative to show favor to Xu Pu and said: "The old man and Lord Yuanfu both think that it is feasible to ascend the throne, and they have already voted to submit it to His Majesty yesterday, and it must be passed by the dynasty this morning." Enthronement grace implementation, hundreds of officials and soldiers and civilians will be grateful to Your Majesty, Your Majesty's new policy will be unimpeded, Bachelor Xu is a talent in the world, I hope to be able to enter the cabinet as soon as possible with Your Majesty! ”

"Liu Ge has won the award!" Xu Pu found that Liu Ji was a good person, and he was also a little smug.

Liu Ji saw Xu Pu's reaction in his eyes, and took the initiative to stretch out an olive branch and said: "When the first emperor was alive, the old man asked the first emperor to increase the number of ministers, but the first emperor was obsessed with monks!" Now His Majesty has begun to deal with government affairs, and the old man has asked for additional ministers today, what does Master Xu think? ”

"Everything depends on Liu Ge's old man!" Xu Pu's heart was secretly happy, so he bowed to Liu Ji.

It was at this time that there was a commotion behind, and Wan An, who was wearing a python robe, was supported by his grandson Wan Hongbi.

Wan An was already a seventy-year-old man, and his face did look like an old age spot like a bean, and he waved his hand to Liu Ji, who was salute, and said: "This is old, and your body and bones are not as good as yours, and you almost can't get up from the last morning!" Even if the new gentleman wants to let the old man do it, he can't do it! ”

Xu Pu didn't speak, and looked at the straw bale Shoufu seriously.

"Lord Yuanfu said that you are honest, you are honest, now the new monarch has just ascended to the great treasure, and everything in the court and the central government still has to rely on you!" Liu Ji said complimentarily.

Wan An waved his hand, but he sighed and said, "No, no, I can't do it!" It's just that His Majesty has not recalled the eunuchs so far, and the old man has to see His Majesty set things right! ”

"Master Xu, the old man thinks that Lord Yuanfu is reasonable!" Liu Ji's heart moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at Xu Pudao on the side.

Xu Pu also had a plan in his heart, and immediately said: "If the new dynasty is prosperous, it should be re-virtuous and capable, how can it be allowed to continue to cause trouble in the government!" ”

From studying hard in the cold window to being in a high position, they are naturally smart people! Now that the words have been said here, the three important ministers of the court have reached some kind of tacit understanding just by looking at each other.

The eastern sky has dawned, and the magnificent Forbidden City has been revealed.

"Go to court!"

As soon as the hour came, the eunuchs on the tower of the city sang loudly.

As the city gate opened, the Imperial Forest Army inside ran out neatly, looking at the civil and military officials present.

Hundreds of civil and military officials hold tooth cards from the left and right doors to enter, through the deep doorway, you can see the magnificent Fengtian Gate in the morning light, the Fengtian Gate Tower at this time is like a lonely and arrogant beast.

When they came to the Jinshui Bridge, all the officials stopped to tidy up their clothes, and then stepped across the Jinshui Bridge towards the West Corner Gate on the right side of Fengtian Gate.