The next day, Zhang Anshi, who was in a good mood, came to the cabinet room early, and the rest of the cabinet scholars had been waiting for a long time

After several people politely greeted each other, Zhang Anshi opened the lock in front of the cabinet duty room and walked in together.

As soon as they entered the door, Zhang Anshi and the others saw that those books had been passive, and hurriedly walked over to check them, only to find that they had all been approved.

"The county officials are diligent in their administration, and they even approved all the recitals overnight." Zhang Anshi couldn't help but let out a sigh.

When the rest of the bachelors heard this, they also hurriedly gathered around, and looked through these popular books locally, and also kept praising the Son of Heaven.

"The quasi-recital will be drafted into an edict first, and then wait for the Son of Heaven to use the seal."

"The rejected recital was directly returned, and the government government was able to play it again."

"I'll wait for the reproposed recital to be discussed again, and then I'll re-vote it."

"Every recital must be carefully and carefully written, and no mistakes should be made."

"Yui!"

Zhang Anshi was in the middle of the arrangement, arranging the things to be done today, and the rest of the people did it themselves, sorting and sending the books everywhere.

As soon as a few people walked to the door, Wei Xian, who was at the end, suddenly let out a questioning "Huh", which attracted everyone's attention.

"County magistrate...... It seems that a ticket was missed, and it was not intended to be approved......"

Everyone stopped and looked back, and Zhang Anshi also walked over and picked up the last copy of the recital from the case.

Before he opened it, he felt that something was wrong—this was the recital of the Guanglu Xun Election Officer!

The Son of Heaven really didn't approve the red.

Zhang Anshi frowned and didn't speak, and the rest of the people also saw the clue, and hurriedly put down what they were doing and gathered around again.

They looked at the book that had not been touched by the Son of Heaven at all, and they were full of suspicions and puzzles.

After a long time, the outspoken Liu De finally asked, "Why didn't the county official approve this recital?" ”

"I'm afraid it's missing, after all, there are hundreds of copies of this book." Bingji guessed uncertainly.

"This recital was just put aside on its own, and it seems to have been put on purpose." Wei Xian pointed to the position of the head of the case and said.

For a while, several people were unsure of their ideas, let alone how to deal with it, and they didn't know whether to send the book back to the greenhouse hall.

"Don't worry, the county magistrate will come today, and I will mention it to the county magistrate when the time comes." Zhang Anshi comforted everyone.

At this time, the expressions of the ministers were different: Zhao Chongguo and Han Zeng had the same complexions, Wei Xiang gloated, and the rest were all worried and confused.

Zhang Anshi solemnly put the book back at the head of the case, and the scholars went their separate ways.

……

In the past, no matter how late the Son of Heaven was, he would always show up before noon, sometimes even earlier than Zhang Anshi and others.

But this day was very strange, after the noon bell rang, the Son of Heaven still did not appear in the cabinet room.

At first, the scholars felt as relaxed as yesterday, but gradually some people began to feel uneasy.

Zhang Anshi and the other "initiators" looked at the empty couch of the Son of Heaven from time to time, and always felt that something was wrong in their hearts.

Especially Zhang Anshi and Bingji, the two of them sat on the couch and plan next to each other, and they either got together and exchanged ears, or looked outside the duty room.

But no matter how anxious they were, they just didn't hear the familiar drum music of the Son of Heaven's honor guard.

And the book at the head of the case is like a red soldering iron, repeatedly burning at the tip of their hearts.

"Binggong, shall I go and invite the county magistrate?" Zhang Anshi asked in a low voice again.

"Ziru, we are courtiers, how can this be so good?" Bingji, who has always been calm, also said helplessly.

Zhang Anshi sighed, he also knew that it was a little inappropriate to go to the Greenhouse Hall or the Jiaofang Palace.

As a courtier, even if it is a cabinet minister, how can there be anyone who "forced" the Son of Heaven to discuss politics, doesn't it show that this cabinet is a waste, and it cannot operate without the Son of Heaven?

"That'...... Shall I wait or will I wait a little longer? ”

"I can only wait a little longer, and in two hours, the attendant next to the county official will bring someone to pick up the book, you can ask him......" Bingji said with relief.

"That's it, but ......" Zhang Anshi looked at the others and said even more quietly: "When I went out today, I felt my eyelids jumping, and my heart was uneasy, I am afraid that something will happen." ”

"Ziru is too worried, in the past few days, isn't everything as usual, what can happen?" Bingji persuaded again.

His words do make sense, after all, the cabinet system is working more and more smoothly.

Although the Son of Heaven was a little suspicious, he still respected these ministers as before, and he didn't seem to be dissatisfied.

And Zhang Anshi, they finally found some gaps in power in the cabinet system and the Shangfeng system.

This gap is still small, but as long as they work hard, it can gradually widen.

For example, you can persuade those old officials of Changyi to join in and give more advice to the Son of Heaven.

For example, some officials can be persuaded to "replace" Zhang Anshi and others to write books to influence the government.

For example, when participating in the imperial examination system in the coming year, he greeted the familiar county guards in advance, so that the people they recommended were more reliable.

As long as these courtiers who were loyal to the Han Dynasty came together to form a barrier and pillar around the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven would not go astray.

In short, there are many ways.

There is only one person in the Son of Heaven, and it is impossible to control everything.

Huo Guang fell, and the situation was naturally very good, and it would only get better and better.

However, Zhang Anshi still had some worries, after all, these things were done behind the Son of Heaven's back, and I don't know if the Son of Heaven can understand their painstaking efforts.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look back at the lonely recital on the table, and the feeling of unease was more obvious than just now.

"I hope so, I'll wait and see."

However, what Zhang Anshi and Bingji didn't expect was that they waited for more than an hour

It wasn't until the time passed that Zhang Anshi finally heard the movement in the courtyard, and he hurriedly came to the courtyard with Bingji and others to take a look.

But what they saw was not the Son of Heaven, but Fan Ke, the servant beside the Son of Heaven.

"Dare to ask the little envoy, when will the county official come to the cabinet today?" Zhang Anshi asked Fan Ke.

"The lower official returned to Zhang Fujun, and the county official is going to study in the greenhouse hall today, so he won't come to the cabinet."

"But, but these books?" Zhang Anshi asked suspiciously.

"The county magistrate also said that there are all the scholars in the cabinet, and if there is no chaos, he can also be secretly idle, and he has not come to the cabinet to be on duty recently......"

"As for the recitals prepared by these tickets, they will be brought to the greenhouse hall by the lower officials in the future to be approved by His Majesty, and they will be sent back the next day." Fan Ke said respectfully to Zhang Anshi.

"Then, when will the county official come to the cabinet again?" Zhang Anshi asked.

"Elder Zhang Ge is embarrassed to get off the official, the official is just a mere servant, how dare he ask about this matter......"

"But the county official also said that the cabinet discussion of the government will continue as usual, and he will also approve the government as usual, and it will not affect the government government."

"I see." Zhang Anshi and Bingji glanced at each other worriedly, they heard some implications, and the Son of Heaven seemed to have a deliberate intention not to see them.

"Yesterday, the county official seems to have missed a copy of the recital, it was presented by Guangluxun, and the stakes are very important, and I hope that the little envoy will bring it back and ask the county official to approve it."

Zhang Anshi knew that the Son of Heaven trusted this little insider very much, so he was very respectful when he spoke, and he didn't dare to have the slightest arrogance.

"What Zhang Ge Lao said is the book, the county official has already read the book, and the county official has also read it, and the county official said that he will not send it if he stays in the middle of it."

Zhang Anshi was stunned, he didn't understand what it meant to "stay in the middle and not send it" for a while, but he also realized that he couldn't help it, and felt a panic!

Has the Son of Heaven seen it? But is there any noncommittal on the ticket? The restoration sample returned the recital and the ticket? What does that mean? What is the cabinet going to do?

A series of question marks emerged from the hearts of Zhang Anshi and the others, making their already restless hearts even more anxious.

"So, what are we going to do with this book?"

"The county magistrate didn't say it, and the lower officials didn't know either."

"Whether the county official is in the greenhouse hall at this time, I want to go to the greenhouse hall to present my feelings to Your Majesty in person." Zhang Anshi hurriedly asked.

"The county magistrate said, this is just a trivial matter, and several cabinet scholars are dragons and phoenixes among the people, so they must know what to do......"

"After all, there will be many such things in the future, and it is impossible for the county officials to participate in everything......"

"As for the face-to-face presentation...... The county magistrate also said that he had a new experience in reading the Analects in the past few days, and that he wanted to spend more time studying the Analects without seeing anyone. ”

Fan Ke said these words in a serious way, every sentence was serious.

These uncertain and seemingly profound words could never have been easily made up by this internal official, so they must be the original words of the Son of Heaven.

Although these words were not much, they made Zhang Anshi and Bingji, who were standing in front of the cabinet room, break out in a cold sweat, as if Layue had fallen into an ice cave.

It seems that the Son of Heaven is angry, and he is very dissatisfied with the list of courtiers drawn up by their votes!

The anger of the Son of Heaven is hidden and not released, this is the most terrible!

"Dare to ask the county magistrate if he has any instructions on how to vote for this recital?" Zhang Anshi asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"The lower officials don't know about this matter, and the county officials only said that they would not send a few words about this book."

At that moment, the sweat on Zhang Anshi's forehead became denser, and the cold wind blew again, making him shiver.

A dark cloud drifted from the sky overhead, gradually obscuring the sun that had not appeared for a long time

What the hell does this mean!?

"A few princes, but there is still something to do, if there is nothing to do, the lower officials will first bring the edict back and seal it."

"It's okay, Fan Yuanjun walks slowly." Zhang Anshi said with some despair.

"Yui!"

In this way, Fan Ke took people away with the prepared edict.

After Zhang Anshi and the others watched him leave, they still stood stiffly in front of the door of the cabinet duty room, not knowing where to go or what to do.

They couldn't help but look at the nearby Shiqu Pavilion again, which seemed to be pressing on them at this time. (End of chapter)