Madam, protect me!

Honglu Temple.

Li Nuo sat in the yamen, supporting his chin with one hand, looking straight ahead.

Honglu Temple is really a good place for retirement.

There is little work and leisure. Those elderly officials can move a small chair and sit in the yard to bask in the sun for a day.

Li Nuo could have taken care of this kind of thing, but he chose not to.

These elderly people can retire in two years. They have dedicated their lives to the court, and there is no need to be too harsh on them.

Besides, there is nothing to do in Honglu Temple.

Li Nuo has only done two things in five days since he came here.

In the Chu embassy, ​​the roof of a room leaked. They reported it to Honglu Temple. Li Nuo sent an official letter to the Ministry of Works, asking them to send someone to repair it.

The envoys of Wei hoped that Sifang Pavilion could change the menu. They were tired of eating the same dishes almost every day.

In this regard, Li Nuo also notified the chefs of the Sifang Pavilion canteen to change the cooking methods a little bit.

Trying to meet the reasonable requirements of envoys from various countries is the most important responsibility of the Honglu Temple.

After Li Nuo came, Zhao Sicheng simply asked for a long vacation. He still had half a year to retire gloriously. After retirement, he could receive more salary every month than before retirement.

The Daxia Law "Official System Law" stipulates that all Daxia officials can choose to retire or not after the age of 60.

If officials hold real power in important departments such as the three provinces and six ministries, as long as their bodies allow, they will generally choose to continue working, but in places like the Honglu Temple, it is better to retire early, enjoy their old age, and leave opportunities to young people.

It's idle anyway, so Li Nuo simply practiced when he went to the yamen.

He is still in the body shaping realm now, and needs to stimulate his body to practice.

After practicing the inner breath, he can practice the inner strength mind method.

Some elderly officials of the Honglu Temple sat at the door of the yamen, looking at the new temple secretary, and couldn't help but reminisce about the past, and then couldn't help but sigh, it's still good to be young...

No one noticed that a minor official quietly left the Honglu Temple from the back door.

Han Wang Mansion.

Li Qian, the prince of Han, was confined to his house for three months, and he couldn't leave the palace for three months.

He sat on the couch, and after listening to the man, he felt a little more comfortable.

Although Wang Heng died, he didn't gain nothing.

That Li Nuo was a legalist, but he practiced martial arts when he was in the yamen. The reason behind it is self-evident.

The legalist was selfish, and he would never be able to practice legalism again.

But thinking that he was secretly calculated by someone, he was still depressed, looking at Lin Ting and asked: "Has that Mr. Su been caught?"

When he thought that the other party had calculated him, and dared to appear in front of him openly and deceived his trust, he was so angry that his teeth itched.

Lin Ting shook his head and said, "We have sent many people to look for him, but he should not appear again."

He looked at the Prince of Han and asked, "You really can't go out for three months?"

Li Qian showed a complaining expression and said, "Haha, my father won't let me go out, what can I do? He doesn't dare to deal with Li Xuanjing, but he has many ways to deal with me. Three months is three months. Anyway, I am too embarrassed to go out now..."

Soon, Lin Ting sighed and walked out of the hall.

In another secret hall, Jingzhao Yin looked at the King of Han and whispered, "This mission has also been successful. Only the last two are left..."

The King of Han asked, "Is the method clean?"

Jingzhao Yin said, "Don't worry, just like the previous times, no one will find out..."

...

Honglu Temple

Li Nuo had just finished a set of Shangqing Palms, and was steaming all over. When he was about to sit for a while before leaving the yamen and going home, a clerk hurried in and said, "Sir, there is a new job..."

To be honest, although Li Nuo didn't like working in the Honglu Temple, he now hoped to have more jobs, even if it was just repairing the roof, at least it would make him less bored.

He wiped his face with a wet towel and asked, "What job?"

The clerk said, "Wu Sicheng of Guanglu Temple passed away. According to the rules, you have to go to Wu's house to express condolences."

Although there was a job, it was not a good one.

In addition to serving foreign guests, the Honglu Temple was also responsible for funerals.

If a fifth-rank official died in Chang'an, the Honglu Temple Secretary needed to go to express condolences.

If a fourth-rank official died, the Shaoqing had to go with him.

If it was a third-rank or above, even the Honglu Temple Secretary had to go in person.

The Guanglu Temple was in charge of sacrificial offerings, court meetings, and banquets for local wine and food. The Guanglu Temple Secretary and Li Nuo had the same official rank, a fifth-rank official position, and he could go alone on behalf of the Honglu Temple.

The dead were the most important. After Li Nuo left the court at noon, he went home to take a bath, changed into a black official uniform, and then returned to the Honglu Temple, bringing a group of people to the Guanglu Temple Secretary's residence.

Because of this special errand, several officials of the Honglu Temple had one more official uniform than other officials.

When they were still some distance away from the Guanglu Temple Secretary's residence, sixteen musicians lined up in four rows and began to play elegy, which was also an indispensable process for the Honglu Temple to express condolences.

For funerals of the fifth rank and above, there were four rows of sixteen mourners, and for funerals of the third rank and above, there were six rows of thirty-six mourners.

These were all test points for the imperial examination rituals, and Li Nuo did not expect that what he had tested at the time would really be used one day.

At the gate of Guanglu Temple's residence, someone was already waiting to welcome the people from Honglu Temple.

Li Nuo was brought to the mourning hall. An old man who looked like a housekeeper walked up to a woman dressed in plain clothes and said, "Madam, the master of Honglu Temple is here."

The woman looked haggard, walked to Li Nuo, bowed, and said: "The widow has seen you, sir. Thank you for coming to see your late husband off."

Li Nuo put his hands on his hands and said, "Madam, no courtesy."

Afterwards, he burned three sticks of incense in front of the mourning hall and said to the woman: "Master Wu passed away at an untimely age. The imperial court lost a pillar. I am also deeply saddened. However, people cannot be resurrected after death. Madam, please do not overdo it." To be sad, it’s better to take care of yourself…”

The woman sighed and said, "My deceased husband has always been in poor health, but now he is relieved."

When they were at Honglu Temple, Li Nuo had learned about the life of the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple, which was what they needed to know before investigating.

This adult had some kind of disease in his body, and he had been bedridden at home in the past few months. It was considered a normal death from illness.

Because of this, it is Honglu Temple that comes here, not the Ministry of Justice or Dali Temple.

Li Nuo said some more comforting words and prepared to leave.

Some officials from Honglu Temple will stay here to help them complete the funeral.

At this time, two more figures walked into the mourning hall.

They were two younger women, also dressed in plain clothes, dressed in the same widow's attire.

When the woman saw them just now, she stepped forward and said, "This is the master of Honglu Temple. He is here to express condolences to the master. Why don't you bow to him quickly?"

"I've met the adults..."

The two women bowed to him, and Li Nuo stared directly at them.

The two young women looked a little unnatural when Li Nuo looked at them. The woman also noticed something. Although she felt that this adult was too rude, she did not dare to say anything.

The master died of illness and the family lost the backbone of their family. How dare they offend these adults in the court.

Li Nuo also realized his rudeness, quickly looked away, and asked: "Who are these two?"

"These are the two concubines of the master." The woman introduced, then glanced at the two of them and said, "What are you doing standing around here? Go outside to greet the guests..."

The two of them saluted Li Nuo again and then left in a hurry.

Li Nuo felt that they were wary of him and did not stay any longer. As the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, his task of expressing condolences on behalf of the court had been completed. Next, the officials of Honglu Temple would help them.

After watching Li Nuo leave, the woman breathed a sigh of relief.

The master has just left. If this master falls in love with them, what will she do...

After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion of Guanglu Temple, Li Nuo did not return to Honglu Temple, but came to the Ministry of Punishment.

In the familiar government office, Li Anning was carefully looking at the file in his hand, while on the other side of the table, Gu Yanran was practicing calligraphy.

The first person who noticed Li Nuo was Gu Yanran. She didn't know how long she hadn't seen him. After being stunned for a moment, she immediately stood up in surprise and said, "Young Master!"

Li Anning raised his head and when he saw Li Nuo, he stood up immediately and asked in surprise: "Why are you here!"

In fact, what she had imagined before was that the two of them were in the Criminal Department, so that they could stay together day and night.

It was a pity that one of the couple was in the Ministry of Punishment and the other was in Honglu Temple. She was naturally surprised and happy to see him in the Ministry of Punishment.

She winked at Gu Yanran, who walked out silently and closed the door of the government office.

Before Li Nuo could explain his purpose, An Ning threw herself into his arms and moved her lips towards him.

Although the passion in the office was very exciting, Li Nuo had serious business this time. He just kissed her gently and said, "There is a case, you have to check it out..."

Li Nuo originally thought that this was just a routine condolence.

But when the two concubines of the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple appeared, their portraits appeared on the code.

This shows that there is something fishy about his death.

That's why Li Nuo looked at them a few more times and was misunderstood by their wives.

With his current status, investigating crimes is not within his scope of authority.

But An Ning's move couldn't be more appropriate.

If two people can investigate cases together and practice together, maybe they can both advance to the sixth realm of Legalism...