The steward of the dining room said: "The ladies said, how dare you say that you will work hard for Your Majesty? There are twelve hours in a day, only one morning is busy, and there is still enough strength to retreat, and I feel ashamed of the Son of Heaven. ”

Feng Mingda: "......"

Ahh

Other Prime Ministers: "......"

Ahh

It's embarrassing for us!

What's going on with this uncomfortable feeling?

It seems to be connotated!

……

On this day, there were a little more government affairs in the DPRK and China, and because of the discussion of the New Year's endowment and the major affairs of the country, Yingzheng specially left a few Zaifu, and had a meal under the porch in the afternoon, and went to the imperial study to discuss matters.

Halfway through the discussion, the attendants beside the Son of Heaven came in from outside, and asked respectfully in a deliberately lowered voice that could still be heard by the people in the study: "Your Majesty, over there in the West Pavilion, the ladies are still diligent in the afternoon, but do you want to send cakes and tea as usual?" ”

The prime ministers listened to the tone of the Son of Heaven with three points of surprise and three points of admiration, and another four points of almost moved relief: "Such a loyal monarch and a country, for the sake of worry, it is really my good Zuo!" Send, there is no need to ask about this matter in the future, just cite it as an example! ”

The chamberlain responded respectfully, saluted, and quietly withdrew.

Prime Ministers: "......"

Emmm。

Didn't hear, didn't hear.

Then he saw that the Son of Heaven seemed to have just come back to his senses: "Where did you just go?" ”

Zhongshu Ling Liu Xuan coughed lightly and took it: "Shannan Dao was just hit by a flood a few years ago, and the first emperor ordered a tax reduction for three years. ”

The Son of Heaven let out an "oh" and continued to discuss the matter, and it was only after half an hour that it ended: "It's past the hour of today's duty, and the rest of the trivial things ......"

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven paused slightly, as if he was hesitating, and he didn't know whether to ask the prime ministers to work a little overtime to finish it today, or throw it into tomorrow's schedule.

There is never a shortage of souls in the world, and the most in the officialdom are subordinates who can perceive their intentions.

Ying Zheng's voice landed, and Wang Yue took the initiative to play: "What can be completed with a little effort, why delay it until tomorrow?" Tomorrow after tomorrow, tomorrow is so much! ”

He looked around and said in an encouraging tone: "We are a little more diligent and will end this matter today, what do you think?" ”

The rest of the prime ministers: "......"

Help, there are bad guys among the crowd!

Ying Zheng pretended to refuse: "Huh? This, isn't it? ”

Wang Yue immediately said: "Share worries for the monarch and be loyal to the country, what's the bad?" ”

Ying Zheng nodded half-pushed: "Once you have worked hard, let's do it." ”

The rest of the prime ministers: "......"

That's a good horn.

Immediately call back the subordinates who had dispersed after lunch.

The minds of the three provinces have all stayed here and worked overtime, and you cattle and horses still want An Ansheng to go back to take a nap?

Dream on!

If you don't come, who will run errands, who will pass the word, who will draw up the detailed regulations?

In the officialdom, blessings may not be shared, but difficulties must be shared!

The officials of the three provinces went home and changed into their regular clothes, and it didn't take long for them to receive a notice - overtime!

……

The officials who had been in the center for a long time were accustomed to working only half a day a day, and they were suddenly called back to work overtime, but they did not feel any fatigue, but only felt a little novel.

How can it be called overtime?

Only the heads of the three provinces are scared - adding a half-day shift is a trivial matter, making this a regular system, and the half-day system is a full-day system, which is a big deal!

Looking at the book again, Wang Yue walked between the three provinces, looking like he was in full swing-

Mader, anti-bone!

……

Because of overtime, the senior officials in the capital were not able to get off work in time today.

After Wang Yue returned to the house, at dinner, his wife, Mrs. Pei, inevitably asked the reason.

Wang Yue didn't hide it from her, and told the truth.

It's just that before Mrs. Pei could say anything, her son Wang was shocked: "Why would Aya do such a thankless thing? If so, wouldn't you see the guilt of your colleagues in the three provinces! ”

Wang Yue sneered and slapped him on the head: "With your opinion, do you still want to go to the imperial examination?" I advise you to go out for three years with your baggage first! ”

Mrs. Pei also sighed, and asked her son gently, "What is the place in the imperial study?" ”

Wang Sui said: "It is the place where the Son of Heaven deals with the government and discusses matters with the important ministers. ”

Mrs. Pei asked again: "When today's son is weak and incompetent?" ”

Wang Sui lowered his voice: "Today, he is bold and resolute, and he is old and spicy. ”

Mrs. Pei sighed and said, "In that case, how can you think that it was an accident that the chamberlain rushed to ask questions when the prime ministers of the three provinces were there." ”

Without the instruction of the Son of Heaven, which chamberlain would dare to intervene when the Son of Heaven and the Prime Minister were deliberating?

Wang was surprised: "It is the intention of ...... today"

Mrs. Pei deliberately nodded to her son: "There are less than ten concubines today, and there are so many vacant palaces in the harem, can't you find a vacant place to do things with the concubines?" Why did you pick out the West Pavilion closest to the three provinces today? ”

Wang Sui suddenly became enlightened: "Your Majesty has long decided to change the half-day system to a full-day system. ”

"Yes," Wang Yue said with emotion: "Today's temperament has determined that one thing must be done, since this is the case, why don't I push the boat with the water?" It makes Your Majesty think that I am knowledgeable and interesting, and I am the most considerate. As for the opinions of colleagues......"

He sneered: "I eat heavenly dinner, what do I have to do with my colleagues? If the prime ministers of the three provinces are monolithic, and they are all in the same breath - it won't be long before we can clean up and the whole family will go down to eat with your grandfather! ”

Wang Sui: "......"

Wang Yue snorted, looked at him and said, "Do you still think you are reckless?" ”

Wang then shook his head.

"I won't take the test," he said, "I'm not going to take the exam this year." ”

The hearts of the people in the officialdom are too dirty, I'm afraid!

……

The central officials of this dynasty have always worked only half a day, but this does not mean that there will be no one in the three provinces in the afternoon, and there will be people from each department who will be on duty in the afternoon and evening, and take turns to participate in the duty.

After working overtime in the afternoon, the prime minister on duty in the evening was Shang Shu's left servant Dong Changshi.

Then he was shocked to find that Xige was still working overtime!!

Hey, that's enough!!

From the liver of the fifth watch to the willows on the moon, don't you take the time to take a breath?!

Seven hours a day, what kind of cow and horse is this?!!!

Roll everyone out of here!!

Dong Changshi was on duty and was exhausted, and on the second day, he met with the rest of his colleagues and shared what he had seen and heard last night.

Except for Wang Yue, the rest of the prime ministers are ...... emmm。

Ying Zheng pretended to be indifferent, and when he went to court again, he also specially commended the fathers and brothers of several outstanding working concubines, praising them for "being anxious about what the king is anxious about, solving the king's worries, forgetting home for the country, and forgetting selfishness for the public".

Concubine Shu's uncle Feng Mingda: "......"

Ding Jieyu's father Yongdingbo: "......"

The rest: "......"

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, who secretly guessed what the Son of Heaven wanted to do, all had green faces.

"Tut-tut." Li Yuanda couldn't help but say: "Isn't this just rolled up." ”

"You forgot," Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and teased: "The concubines are still secretly complaining about Mao Cairen's curls." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was especially regretful: "These people are too lazy, and our officials in the Ming Dynasty are not like this......"

Li Yuanda: "I think it's difficult for this world to have the poem 'stealing half a day'. ”

"Alas," Liu Che sighed faintly, and wrote a poem for the concubines on the spot.

"You stand on the bridge and look at the view, and the people watching the view are watching you from upstairs."

"Mao Cairen rolled up your bright moon, and you broke the window of the courtiers."

Chapter 18

Before Ying Zheng goes to bed every night, he will take a quarter of an hour to see what he found in the West Pavilion today, and how the progress of each of the concubines is.

called the attendant on duty to ask, only to know that she went the earliest and left the latest every day, and was not very smart, but she was first-class diligent.

Ying Zheng is a little different from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Both of them hope that the people under their hands can have a liver better than the donkey of the production team, preferably a liver all year round, but Ying Zheng has a wonderful advantage, that is, he is willing to pay for the knighthood.

Lao Zhu's money is strung on the ribs one by one, don't think about giving him a copper plate when he is free, relatively speaking, Ying Zheng is much more generous.

He immediately made a decision, gave a pair of jade bi, a hundred taels of gold, and then promoted him to a beauty on the grounds that Mao Cairen was diligent and loyal, in addition, each palace had a reward, and then ordered that from the next month, the monthly rules of each palace would be doubled to reward his work.

The position of a beauty, Ying Zheng does not put it in his eyes, as for a hundred taels of gold, horse bones are still worth a thousand gold, but only a hundred taels, in order to win the hearts of the people, how expensive?

He also sent people to the West Pavilion to preach the message: "From now on, the West Pavilion will be made on the fifth watch, and the afternoon will be closed at four o'clock in the afternoon, and the ten holidays will be the same as those of the three provinces." I know very well that you love the concubines and the country, and I don't want to be tired and sleepy. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little unsatisfied: "Don't let them continue to have their liver?" How long has it been? They have learned a lot of things, accumulated a lot of experience, and gained a lot of ...... in their work."

Li Yuanda: "Lao Zhu, please be a person_(:з"∠)_"