Madam, protect me!

The Minister of Revenue had just arrived at the Ministry of Revenue and was about to summon several key officials of the Ministry of Revenue to discuss the allocation of funds for the princess' wedding.

The princess' dowry was prepared by the royal family.

But the other expenses of the wedding needed to be allocated by the Ministry of Revenue.

There were so many departments in the court, one wanted money today, and the other wanted money tomorrow. The silver in the treasury was limited, and every penny had to be carefully calculated.

Before entering his yamen, he said to a clerk: "Let the left and right assistant ministers and the left and right doctors of the Ministry of Revenue come to this official."

After a while, the clerk came in and said: "Reply to the Minister, the four adults are not in the yamen."

The Minister of Revenue frowned. They usually didn't care about them if they were late or left early.

It has been an hour since the yamen, and none of the four chief officials has arrived.

It seems that they are too indulgent on weekdays.

With displeasure in his heart, he said in a deep voice: "When they arrive, let them come here to see me first."

He did not wait for the four chief officials of the Ministry of Revenue, but waited for the imperial edict issued by the Ministry of Personnel.

The left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue was suspended for half a month because of exceeding the rules of etiquette and music.

The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue was suspended for half a month because of keeping a concubine.

The left doctor of the Ministry of Revenue was suspended for half a month because of favoring concubines and killing wives.

The right doctor of the Ministry of Revenue was suspended for one month because of abandoning his wife and mother.

The entire Ministry of Revenue, his left and right arms, and the left and right arms of his left and right arms were punished by the three provinces.

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue frowned. What they committed was not a serious crime. Most of them were against etiquette and law. They could not be dealt with legally. At most, they were condemned morally.

The punishment imposed by the three provinces was reasonable and legal.

But this matter is not normal.

Etiquette and law are very harsh. If everyone acts strictly in accordance with etiquette and law, the world would have been united and everyone would have become a saint.

As long as the officials do not make principled mistakes, the three ministries will not punish them for these things.

The four chief officials of the Ministry of Revenue were punished on the same day, and there must be some reason.

After a while, he left the Ministry of Revenue and walked towards the direction of the Secretariat.

Ministry of Rites.

Li Nuo was flipping through a thick book in his hand.

The Mingjing Division is worthy of being the first secret agency of Daxia. For officials of all sizes in the court, even the things in their inner houses, the Mingjing Division knows everything clearly.

Which official has a wife and concubine in discord, which official is unfilial to his parents, which official has a concubine, which official is often late and leaves early, and which official likes to secretly visit brothels, all of which are recorded clearly in this book.

Compared with those officials who are corrupt and take human lives lightly, these are obviously minor problems, and it is not worth the Dali Temple and the Mingjing Division to take action.

But these things happen to be within the scope of the Ministry of Rites.

As a member of the Ministry of Rites, one of his important duties is to maintain etiquette and supervise whether the personal morality of officials in Chang'an is flawed.

Li Nuo rubbed his wrist, picked up another memorial and started writing.

The table in front of him was already filled with a thick stack of memorials.

When he finished writing this one and was about to pick up a new memorial, he found that there were no blank memorials.

"Come here."

As Li Nuo spoke, a clerk at the door ran in quickly and asked, "What do you want, sir?"

Li Nuo said, "Bring some more blank memorials."

The clerk looked bitter and said, "Sir Li, the blank memorials of the entire Ministry of Rites are all here..."

Li Nuo was surprised and said, "Are there so few memorials in the Ministry of Rites?"

The clerk didn't dare to say anything. It's not that the Ministry of Rites has few memorials. The memorials he wrote in three days are already the amount of the Ministry of Rites in a year. Even the blank memorials from the assistant minister and the minister were sent to him.

This new official really couldn't tolerate any sand in his eyes. He had been in the Ministry of Rites for decades, but this was the first time he had seen such a scene.

Li Nuo put down his pen and said, "In that case, let's stop here today. Remember to ask people to purchase more. I will need them tomorrow. By the way, let Lord Lu hand over these memorials. Be careful not to miss any..."

A moment later, the clerk walked to Lu Sheng's office with a pile of memorials. With a clatter, he piled all the memorials in his arms on the table.

Lu Sheng looked at these memorials and rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

Although the new official took office with three fires, the son-in-law's anger was too strong...

The key is that every memorial he wrote has etiquette to follow.

Lu Sheng didn't even look at it and said, "I won't read it anymore. Send all these memorials to the Secretariat..."

Secretariat.

Seeing that it was time to leave the office, Du Yu stretched his waist and made a creaking sound.

The other servants had been drinking tea and chatting an hour ago, discussing where to meet after leaving the court.

Only he was so busy that he had just finished reviewing the last memorial.

There were a lot of memorials from the Ministry of Rites in the past two days.

These memorials of accusation and impeachment were all well-founded. He could not ignore or dismiss them, otherwise he would be derelict in his duty.

At the beginning, Li Nuo was arranged to work in the Ministry of Rites because everyone wanted to prevent him from making trouble, but he did not expect that he would still be so troublesome after entering the Ministry of Rites.

Du Yu just took a sip of tea when he saw a clerk walk in with a pile of memorials higher than his head in his arms. He was slightly stunned and asked, "These..."

The clerk said, "These are the memorials just sent by the Ministry of Rites..."

Du Yu felt dizzy for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Make me a cup of tea, strong tea!"

Song Mansion.

It was completely dark. Su Qing waited in the yard for a long time before a tired figure came in from outside.

She immediately stepped forward, took Song Zhe's hand, and asked, "Why are you back so late today?"

Song Zhe sighed and said, "Don't mention it. The Ministry of Personnel has been in a mess these two days. Even the Shangshu is overwhelmed. Today, all the officials in the Ministry of Personnel are self-examining and self-examining..."

The left and right assistant ministers and the left and right doctors of the Ministry of Revenue were all suspended because of their personal morality.

Although the officials of the Ministry of Personnel were not reported to the three provinces for their personal morality, the Ministry of Rites questioned their public office.

The performance evaluation of officials by the Ministry of Examination and Merit was suspected of data falsification. The Censorate has intervened. After investigation, it was confirmed to be true. All officials of the Ministry of Examination and Merit are under investigation.

The Ministry of Personnel is not much better.

Half a year ago, a Lingshi of the Ministry of Personnel resigned voluntarily because he needed to go back to his hometown to take care of his elderly mother. The Ministry of Personnel agreed to his resignation.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Rites submitted a memorial that read, "An official of the Ministry of Personnel was dismissed for supporting his mother. Is it wrong to be filial?" The entire Ministry of Personnel was pushed to the forefront.

In the past, the Right Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue indulged his wife and abandoned his mother, and later, a junior official of the Ministry of Personnel resigned for his mother.

Comparing the two, the difference is obvious.

Filial piety is highly respected by all countries on the mainland.

This is the most basic morality for being a human being.

Because of this incident, the Shangshu and the two assistant ministers were summoned to the palace and scolded by the officials of the Censorate.

Who doesn't have a mother? Whose mother will not grow old? The Ministry of Personnel holds the power to appoint and dismiss officials all over the world. It promoted those who indulged their wives and abandoned their mothers to the position of the fifth rank, but dismissed the filial son who resigned for his mother. What kind of values ​​did the Ministry of Personnel convey?

The three adults were angry in the palace, and when they returned to the Ministry of Personnel, they naturally scolded the officials of the Ministry of Personnel from top to bottom.

The Ministry of Personnel immediately re-employed the clerk and promoted him two levels. At the same time, they sent someone to take his mother to Chang'an and properly settle her.

The Censorate gave up.

Today, the entire Ministry of Personnel was looking back at the files to see if there were any similar incidents before, so Song Zhe came back so late.

Su Qing didn't understand these things. She took Song Zhe's hand and said, "Let's move out. It's too boring here. Anyway, your mother doesn't like me. Let's buy a new house outside..."

Song Zhe sighed, patted her hand gently, and said, "It's not possible during this period. You have to be patient..."

Originally, Song Zhe had such a plan.

Mother and wife actually have the same personality.

They both have a strong desire to control the younger generation.

One wants to control, and the other doesn't want to be controlled, so it will become like this.

Both of them are not wrong, or both of them are wrong.

In this case, it is best for them to move out.

But the court has been in the wrong direction recently. If the two move out like this, it will be easy to be criticized.

If he was reported by the Ministry of Rites for being unfilial, he would also be suspended from his job and fined.

He looked at Su Qing and said, "If you feel bored, go find Jia and Yiren and let them accompany you to Chang'an."

Su Qing felt mixed emotions when she thought of her two daughters.

Girls cannot be kept at home. Her two daughters are closer to others than to her, their own mother, and don't listen to her at all. Seeing them all surrounding Li Xuanjing's son, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Only when her husband comes back can she feel a little comfort in her heart.

She took Song Zhe's arm and said, "Go back to the room. I made you a deer antler and black chicken soup. I made it for a whole day. Tomorrow, I will teach you a set of health-preserving exercises to strengthen your body..."