On the fifth day of December in the 70th year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, at the time, Chang'an City, the household department.

The new head of the household department is on duty in the public office of the Department of Finance, and at noon, the whole public office is full of lazy and sleepy people. There was no urgency in his hands, so he sat idly and chatted casually with Song Jinhua, the director next to him.

After Song Jinhua took a sip of the "Flower Rain" tea given by Xu Wuxi, he couldn't help but praise: "Good tea...... Sure enough, it's Chang'an famous tea! The taste is wonderful...... Brother Xu, I heard that this 'Huayu' tea will be sold for more than fifty taels of silver for just one penny?"

Xu Wuxian said indifferently: "This year coincides with a great drought, and now this money of tea is already sixty taels......"

Song Jinhua couldn't help but stumble: "I can't buy two dollars of tea with my silver this year...... Tut-tut...... Brother Xu, not only does he have a famous teacher, but he also has such a rich family capital, which is amazing, really amazing!"

Xu Wuxi took a sip of "Flower Rain" tea, only to feel that the tea tasted light and had a slight aftertaste, but he didn't feel anything special, he just smiled in his heart: "Who let me know the two big demons?" ......

In the world, if you are lucky enough to know a few big demons, don't say that it is this Chang'an famous tea, which is all kinds of fine wines, delicacies, and strange melons and fruits all over the world...... As long as you can buy something with money, you can enjoy it anytime, anywhere......

In their eyes, it is just like ordinary green waters and green mountains, which can be taken at your fingertips and taken anywhere, without the slightest effort......

At this time, a scribe ran into the door and bowed to Xu Wuxian and said:

"Xu experience, Lord Shangshu invites you to come over ......"

Xu Wuxi put down the teacup, got up unhurriedly, and in the eyes full of envy of everyone, he once again calmly walked out of the door of the Si Jin Department, leaving a dashing back......

Since the establishment of the Great Cadre Household Department, I am afraid that there is only one person who can let Master Shangshu use the word "please" to experience the household department.

Because, at this time, the head of the household department is precisely Xu Wuxi's teacher Qiu Mingli.

The emperor of Daqian was resolute and resolute, just talked to the prince, and on the same day, he ordered the Zhongshu Province to draw up a decree, and the next day after the provincial council and approval of the next day, he issued a decree, and promoted the Qiuming Rite to the head of the household, and the official rank was the third grade, and the Yuan Yulou was degraded to the Ministry of Rites, and the rank was from the fourth grade.

Poor Yuan Yulou, who was originally a waiter from the Ministry of Rites from the third grade, this time he finally climbed to the position of the head of the household, who would have thought that the ass was not yet hot, but he annoyed the emperor for no reason, and was demoted three levels in a row, demoted back to the Ministry of Rites, and became a member of the Ministry of Rites from the fourth grade.

In all fairness, Yuan Yulou is not at fault, and in the appointment of the head of the household department, he is also humble and gentle, diligent and generous, and the daily confidential affairs of the entire household department are all subject to the Qiu Ming ceremony. This time he was additionally summoned by the emperor, Yuan Yulou was originally inexplicably happy in his heart, and his recital in front of the emperor was also decent, and what he said was justified. Unexpectedly, he never dreamed of it, but it angered the emperor......

This is because the emperor today is not an ordinary person, he has been sitting on the dragon chair for 70 years, what kind of courtier has not seen? At this time, the emperor wants a capable minister who is honest and capable of doing things, and what he hates most is a mediocre official who is full of empty words and a smooth mouth.

You are clever in front of him and pretend to be old fritters, isn't it...... Looking for death?!

Yuan Yulou was the second place in the 44th year of Kangyuan's Enke Association examination, and entered the Hanlin Academy as a leader, becoming the "point of Hanlin" praised by thousands of people and envied by thousands of people. At that time, Yuan Yulou was so complacent in his heart, but he never thought that his career would not be smooth later, and it was quite difficult to go all the way. A few years later, he went to the Guozi Supervisor as the chief bookkeeper, and then came to the Ministry of Rites, starting from the Ministry of Rites and working until he was a member of the Ministry of Rites, but he was unable to move forward in the four-grade official of the Ministry of Rites, and he worked for ten years...... There was no way, unwilling to be in Yuanyulou, who only wore a blue robe all his life, and drilled the camp everywhere, and later, he finally devoted himself to the prince's door.

The prince really had the means, and in the middle of the month, he promoted him from the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and what made him even happier was that after only one year, he was promoted to the head of the Ministry of Households.

The way of heaven is often more than what is lost and not enough is gained, and everything is gained and lost. Yuan Yulou this time, it can be said that the prince of Chengye defeated Li Ren. The emperor is angry with the prince, so he can only send it to the head of the prince's men, who made you Yuan Yulou just hit the muzzle?

If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky......

The emperor's move, in addition to alerting the crown prince, was also a kind of beating to the courtiers. Your King Chu said that the Prime Minister's words were reasonable, and the Prime Minister said that Yuan Shangshu's words were very right, and I want to demote this "not unreasonable" Yuan Shangshu in your eyes by three levels, so that you are all uncomfortable and unreasonable......

Only when the ministers are vigilant day and night can the emperor sit back and relax, as has always been......

However, after the emperor deposed the Yuan Yulou recommended by the prince and promoted the Qiu Ming ceremony, which advocated the change of the law, just when the ministers thought that the emperor was going to change the law, Li Chongsheng unexpectedly did not mention the change at the subsequent court meeting, and it seems that the current saint has never thought of doing anything to "change the law......

Providence has been difficult to ask since ancient times, if the emperor's mind can be guessed by all of you courtiers, is it still the emperor?

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Every time Qiu Mingli called Xu Wuxian to pass, he always told the people below to use the word "please". There is no way, from time to time in the past few days, he has to be dragged to the house by Xu Wuxi, either drunk or eaten, and after taking Hu Yiyi's special pills, although the leg injury has not healed, the pain and itching have been greatly improved...... As the saying goes, "eating people with short mouths and taking people with short hands"...... Whoever receives such a favor from someone must be especially polite to that person......

Xu Wuxi came to the lobby of the household department, and saw that the hall was already lively, with two outsiders and a few servants there. The first three of the four people sitting in the guest seat were all middle-aged men, all dressed in black and leather jackets, and all of them had a fierce face. The man who sat at the beginning was very young, wearing a gray coat with a round neck, a white complexion, and clear eyebrows...... Disease-free and familiar......

"No disease...... Come on, come on, the old man will introduce you...... This is the ...... "Qiu Mingli knew that his students didn't like to be polite, and almost all the people sitting in the hall were his boss who was sick......

"This is the young master of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion...... Murong Gongzi, right," Xu Wuxian said.

"Huh...... You guys...... Do you know?" said Tyuming Liqi.

"Previously, in the Tianbao Pavilion, I had a relationship with Murong Gongzi in Xia...... "Xu Wuxian hugged his fists and saluted Murong Luo, who was sitting at the head of the guest, and then found the last seat on the right head and sat down, and the scribe served a tea cup.

"Oh...... I remember...... You are Xu ...... Childe?" Murong Meng replied. He thought for a moment, and actually recalled that day, Xu Wuxian and Qi Wenzhong were guests in Tianbao Pavilion. He wanted to say "Master Xu Meng", but when he saw Xu Wuxian wearing an official uniform with small light green floral patterns, he immediately felt that it was inappropriate, so he immediately changed his name to "Xu Gongzi".

"Today, Xu Gongzi is already an experience in my big cadre department...... He is not only the youngest seven-rank official in my household department, but also the proud disciple of our Shangshu Lord...... Hehehe!" Pan Wenjuan, a member of the household department who was sitting opposite Murong Ming, said with a smile. Now, Qiu Mingli has been promoted to the head of the household, and the original position of the waiter is vacant, in terms of seniority, at this time, Pan Wenjuan is naturally the second person in the household department......

"I can't imagine that Xu Xu is not only in the rivers and lakes, but also in the temple, he is still the tall foot of Qiu Shangshu, and he is disrespectful and ......disrespectful," Murong Miao couldn't help but stand up and salute Xu Wuxian with a fist.

"Murong Gongzi is polite...... Xu Wuxian also got up and saluted back.

Qiu Mingli, who was sitting at the top, never thought that Xu Wuxi would be able to know the young master of the Murong family, but he was not surprised when he thought of all the weirdness in Xu Wuxi's mansion before......

Qiu Mingli said: "Since you have known each other for a long time, the old man does not need to beak it...... Today, Murong Gongzi made a special trip to congratulate him, and the old man was grateful......! If you want to ask the old man for money, now...... The old man is also powerless......"

Murong Miao arched his hand and said: "Lord Qiu is an honest official, and he is also a leader in the literary world, and my father has always admired him very much...... The imperial court has procured weapons from Tianbao Pavilion over the years, and now there are many debts, this time, there are not only the writings of the Ministry of War, but also the edict of the prince, this million taels of silver, and I hope that Lord Qiu can open the treasury slightly and allocate it as soon as possible......"

"The approval of the Ministry of War, do you want money from the Ministry of War...... Dissatisfied with Murong Gongzi, now in this treasury, don't say that it is one million taels of silver, it is 500,000 taels, and you can't take it out......" Before Murong Mian finished speaking, Pan Wenjuan on the other side hurriedly said.

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Xu Wuxi listened to the conversation of several people in the hall, and was not surprised, so he asked a servant sitting next to him.

It turned out that the imperial court had to purchase all kinds of weapons from Tianbao Pavilion over the years for border defense and forbidden army armament. This matter has always been handled by the Ministry of War, and how much needs to be procured will be reported by the Ministry of War in advance, and after being approved by the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Household will withdraw the money. Unexpectedly, this time it was the young master of Tianbao Pavilion who directly took the text of the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Household to ask for silver. Originally, this matter was not in accordance with the rules, and the household department could completely ignore it, but at this moment, the other party had the prince's decree in his hand, and the matter became extremely complicated.

The most important thing is that now, the treasury of the entire Daqian is less than 700,000 taels of silver, and you can't even get the money for the relief of the great drought in Shandong and Lianghuai, so where can you pay back the 1 million taels of silver owed......

Xu Wuxian suddenly remembered that ten days ago, his teacher was already drunk in the Wenyu Pavilion, but he grabbed his hand and said:

"Disease-free...... You know...... The old man is most worried about ...... What is it?"

"Shandong Province, Shannan Province, Huaiyang Road, Huainan Province four provinces and 16 prefectures, there has been no rain for a year, the land is drought, the grain has not been harvested, the people are all displaced, and countless people have died of starvation...... It is said that there is also a tragic situation in the world where people eat by changing children and buying human flesh...... However, the imperial court couldn't take out the silver taels for disaster relief......" Qiu Mingli knelt on the table, his voice full of grief and indignation......

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