Shaodi Chunxin

On the bamboo slips are also written the words Dahuang Yujing.

It's just more simple than jade slips.

Fu Yuanqing opened it and understood that the so-called way of double cultivation is the way that Luding cultivates.The things depicted above are similar to the jade slips, but different.He read carefully, frowning after a while.

There was more drumming and ringing outside, and the master came to report that it was Cao Ban'an who had sent the note, and asked the ancestor to check it.

Fu Yuanqing put away the bamboo slips, walked out of Chen Jing's courtyard, looked at the letter, and said to the master: "Go ask Li Taitou to drive me to Da Nei."

After the head master retired, Fu Yuanqing went back to Ting Taoju to change into the uniform of the servant, and went to the Forbidden City by car.

"Where is Bailishi now?" He asked Li Er who was driving.

Li Er thought for a while and said: "Yesterday, I heard Mr. Fang talking with us about the punishment. He said that Bailishi has been arranged in the imperial hospital recently. The emperor is not in good health, so he didn't dare to let him go too far."

The red star in the sky is still bright.

It is a sign of the fall of the emperor star.

Now hearing Li Er's casual mention, Fu Yuanqing felt an ominous omen.

Li Er asked him: "Old Ancestor, we are entering Dong'an Gate soon, shall we go back to Tai Hospital?"

The small bamboo slips are in his arms, compared to what Cao Banan wrote on letterhead, it is a private matter after all.

Fu Yuanqing was silent for a while: "Let's go after the office in the evening. I'm going to Wenyuan Pavilion this afternoon. People from the cabinet and the Imperial Academy are here to discuss the matter of Jing Yanchun."

"Understood, then my pace will be tighter."

The carriage stopped at Dong'an Gate, and the porters from the Supervisor of Rituals had already lifted up their stools and waited there. Fu Yuanqing changed the stool, and within a short while entered Donghua Gate and went straight to Wenyuan Pavilion.

The monument written by Emperor Taizu is still there.

——Eunuchs and palace slaves are not allowed to intervene in politics, and those who violate it will be beheaded.

If the words on the stele were mottled, eunuchs from Zhidian Supervisor would come regularly to give cinnabar, which was bright red.

Fu Yuanqing came a little earlier, so he didn't go in, so he stood on the side of the stele and was lost in thought.It's strange, as soon as he arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion, his thoughts became a little lazy, and he always had to let himself go and think about other things in order to relax.

At this moment, he looked beyond the Huiji Gate, and could see the majestic glazed tiles of the Huangji Hall.

It rained a few times in spring, and the pine seeds that escaped the shaking in the cracks of the tiles sprang up, and Lulu Xu Xu grew a few inches.The long attendants and listeners under the Zhidian Supervisor led the small firemen to set up ladders and go up to fight Vasong.

Not only the Emperor Palace.

Now there are palace people working on the surrounding value houses.

A lot of them fell sparsely, and the palace people below swept them in one place, sifted the rubble with a dustpan, carefully put them in sacks, tied them up, and sent them to the moat to dry.

The lives of palace people are low, and they are not allowed to be diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician. Every time they get sick and injured, they can only survive by themselves.If you have some money, you will privately ask the imperial physicians to give a prescription and go out to get medicine.Those who have no money will dry and grind these vases into powder. If there is a bruise, apply it on the wound, and it will heal to some extent.

These pine trees struggling to grow in the imperial city have become a life-saving medicine, so they are called longevity grass.

After a while, officials entered from the direction of Huiji gate one by one.

When it was approaching, Fu Yuanqing tucked in his sleeves and bowed.

The leader was Deng Xuan from the Hanlin Academy. Because of what happened yesterday, he passed by Fu Yuanqing without even looking at him. The servants who were fined yesterday could not be read. A new Hanlin servant came to talk to Fu Yuanqing. Recognized, it was a Jinshi of the same period, called Rao Xingbang. When passing by, he also turned a cold face to him and turned a blind eye.Su Yuqing followed at the end. When passing by, he saluted politely: "Fu's palm seal, Fu's palm seal is here, why don't you enter the cabinet first?"

"Master Su." Fu Yuanqing smiled and raised his hand in return, "Did you come to the cabinet today to talk to Yichun?"

"The sedan chair for Zhou Jijiu of Guozijian has just arrived outside Duanmen. We saw it when we came over." Su Yuqing said, "He should be behind."

"Thank you, Master Su."

"Students go in first."

After Su Yuqing finished speaking, he entered Wenyuan Pavilion first.

Sure enough, Zhou Borong came right after him. His eyes were not good, and he came in a hurry again. He was hanging around his neck and didn't wear it. He rushed forward for two steps before he realized it. He stepped back and squinted at Fu Yuanqing: "Fu Yuanqing?"

"Zhou Jijiu."

"Jin Yiwei is doing very well. He took off his trousers and beat so many Hanlin outside the Meridian Gate. I read the books of sages and sages last night, and there is no precedent. You are very good, very good." Zhou Borong scolded angrily. , Dogs rely on others!"

He still had a job as a servant in the Imperial Academy, and now that the entire Imperial Academy was united in the same boat, he was naturally extremely excited, spitting out cursing, and pointing with his fingers, he almost poked Fu Yuanqing in the face.

He wanted to curse again, but a hand came and grabbed his wrist.

Pu Ying rushed over from the Ministry of Officials, and said: "Zhou Jijiu, you are a Guozijian Jijiu, how is it proper to curse here. How can you set an example for the world's students."

"Master Pu, you—"

"The time is coming. The cabinet is starting to work. Come in." Pu Ying gave him a push.

Pu Ying pushed a little hard, Zhou Borong staggered two steps and turned to stare at him.

But Puying joined the cabinet, served as a scholar of the Wuying Hall, and was also the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so he was much more powerful than him, a Guozijian Jijiu.No matter how dissatisfied, he could only endure it and swallowed his anger and entered the cabinet.

"Why don't you go in." Pu Ying asked, "The pavilion is really going to die."

Fu Yuanqing turned sideways, allowing Pu Ying to see the ring tablet.

Pu Ying was startled, remembering the last time Fu Yuanqing stood alone in the porch.

"It's a frustrating thing, you don't care about it!" Pu Ying said angrily, grabbed his arm, and went in, "I didn't join the cabinet last time, so I can't control it. Now that I'm in the cabinet, In the future, you can come to the cabinet whenever you want. Anyone who dares to stop you outside, let him come to me."

"I have something to tell my lord."

"It's too late, let's talk about it later."

"That's what I said..."

"What else can I say?" Pu Ying was impatient, and said directly to him, "I have investigated Su Yuqing, and he is a good young man. He is a rare good seed in the smoky Imperial Academy. I will choose him. I wouldn’t want it for someone else.”

Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Fu Yuanqing had to say hastily: "I know you want Su Yuqing to be the lecturer of the sutra banquet. If he talks about wonderful topics in spring and the emperor praises him a few words, he will have meritorious service. It is justifiable for him to be a doctor of Wenxuan Division."

"So what?"

"But today, the elders in the hall will never allow this."

Pu Ying paused: "Why?"

"Wenxuansi Langzhong is in charge of the Beijing officials and the Jingcha. Such a choking matter will definitely not let the person we fancy take over."

"There are four people in the cabinet, one and two members of Yu Ge's old family. I can't win. I can only win over Heng Cifu. As long as Heng Cifu has a trace of clarity, he will not stand by their side... Hey, I can't say no." Well, Heng Jing is the most ignorant person on the surface, but he can’t see through what he’s really thinking.” Pu Ying sighed deeply, “I’ve just joined the cabinet and my foundation is not stable, so it’s indeed a mistake to force it now. It's a bit difficult. Hey...it's too urgent, too urgent. If I had thought it through earlier, I wouldn't be so passive."

"...It's not your fault, Jing Xian." Fu Yuanqing reassured him.

"It's really not possible. If we talk about Yan Jifan's entry into the cabinet later, I'll just agree. It's a good deal to change the position of a cabinet minister for a Wenxuan secretary."

"No." Fu Yuanqing said, "Yan Jifan must never join the cabinet."

"why?"

"The emperor promoted you to the cabinet because he wanted to compete with Mr. Yu Ge. Yan Jifan is a student of Mr. Yu Ge and has connections with the Dongxiang Party. You agree to Yan Jifan's entry into the cabinet at this time. Although it is only a temporary concession, you will violate the emperor's taboo." You can't bear the consequences of offending Long Wei." Fu Yuanqing said, "What's more, Yan Jifan joined the cabinet, the balance was overturned, the party struggle intensified, and there will be endless troubles..."

"That's difficult." Pu Ying frowned.

"The Silkworm Sacrifice was held in Renshou Palace yesterday, but Mrs. Heng and Ms. Heng Nian Shuang were not invited to attend." Fu Yuanqing said.

"Oh?" Pu Ying was taken aback, "The queen mother...has she made it clear that she wants to be with Yu Luqiu?"

"Last night, I asked Gao Qinhai, the supervisor of the palace, to pay homage to Mrs. Heng at Heng's mansion, and sent the sacrificial dossier and rites." Fu Yuanqing shook the wrist that Fu Puying was holding tightly, "Old Heng Pavilion I have been in the officialdom for a long time, and my mind is quick, and there will be a response in the hall today."

Pu Ying was relieved: "It's still your palm print that looks far ahead. Good, good."

Fu Yuanqing stopped in his tracks, and bowed with guilt: "But I'm sorry for you."

"Why do you say that?"

"As the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, I can pass on the emperor's oral instructions. It is only a word to let Su Yuqing enter the literary selection department." Fu Yuanqing said, "Even if the emperor asks to confront the cabinet face-to-face, if there are discrepancies, he can find a way to deal with it. It is not difficult. More than that, brother is struggling in the cabinet. If you are assisted by the authority of Dongchang and Beizhen Fusi, the start will definitely not be so difficult. I will bring you into the fire pit of the cabinet, knowing your plight. But I just watched with cold eyes... I'm sorry for you, I can only do this, and you don't need to praise me for doing trivial things that don't hurt or itch."

Pu Ying looked at him and said with emotion: "I re-read "Cai Gen Tan" recently, and I can't understand some words, and some words can't be fully believed. When I saw you, I understood it and believed it."

"What?"

"Snobbery, those who are not close are clean, and those who are close are especially clean. Intelligent machines and ingenuity, those who don't know are superior, and those who know what they don't use are especially superior." Pu Ying clasped her fists, "You have the responsibility of fate, power Boundless, everyone is afraid and frightened. But you come out of the mud and don't get dirty, and you don't use your clever tricks. Xiaoxian, although the world's minds are blind, you can be public and noble, and the sun and the moon can learn from it."

At this time, the two had already arrived outside the meeting hall, and the sound of clicking was heard inside.

Fu Yuanqing opened Pu Ying's hand and said: "If you can't be a lecturer at Jingyan, there will be other opportunities to choose Su Yuqing to join the Ministry of Officials in the future, but there will be some twists and turns. But Yan Jifan will never join the cabinet."

Pu Ying sighed: "I know. Try your best."

The hall door opened.

Zhou Borong looked at them strangely from inside.

"Why didn't Otsuka Zai come in, and whispered to the palace people outside, behaving intimately."

Pu Ying and Fu Yuanqing looked in from outside the room.

All the courtiers in red, gathered together, laughed in unison.

Pu Ying frowned and walked in.

Palace people have no seats when discussing matters in the cabinet.

Fu Yuanqing was standing in the back row, and next to him was Xu Zhangsi who set up a small table for him and put a bowl of tea.

He quietly listened to the discussions of the adults in the front row.

The arrangements for the Spring Lecture went through one by one, and there were no problems. It finally came to the matter of who would replace the vacant Jingyan lecturer because Lu Xuezhen was sent into exile the day before.

From the very beginning, there was a heated debate.

As he expected.

Deng Xuan wanted Rao Xingbang to replace Lu Xuezhen.

But Pu Ying liked Su Yuqing more.

Deng Xuan said that the list of lecturers is issued by the Imperial Academy.

Pu Ying retorted that the final candidate should be confirmed by the cabinet.

The two couldn't stop arguing, each holding a word, Guozijian Zhou Jijiu and others also joined in the debate.The cabinet was noisy for a while, and the noise seemed to be in the East and West Bazaar.After another half an hour, there was no conclusion.

Director Xu brought refreshments over, and everyone chatted during the tea break.

Fu Yuanqing went over and said a few words to Heng Jing, Heng Jing clasped his fists and bowed, Deng Xuan saw it, and raised his voice and asked: "What did Fu Zhangyin and Cifu say? It made Cifu happy."

As the second assistant, Heng Jing was naturally displeased with Deng Xuan's questioning, put down the tea bowl, and said indifferently: "It's nothing. The Queen Mother summoned relatives to offer silkworm sacrifices yesterday. All the wives of the family have gone, and they are familiar with the process. Unfortunately, my family members were missed. And my little girl. Last night, Gao Qinhai, the supervisor of the Jingu Palace, specially sent the dossier to leave it behind. Naturally, the old man would like to thank Fu Zhangyin for his carefulness."

"You praised it. It's the duty of an internal supervisor." Fu Yuanqing replied politely.

It was just a small episode, but after the tea break, when the matter was discussed again, Heng Cifu had already joined the battle and spoke for Su Yuqing.

The situation was once seen, and many past events were brought up again. New and old hatreds surged up, and there was endless quarrel. Deng Xuan and others said to Luqiu: "Is there any need for such a dispute over such a trivial matter? Please, Mr. Chief Assistant, please decide." !"

Others also said: "Yes, Lord Shoufu please decide."

Yu Luqiu, who was drinking tea, slowly opened his eyes, looked at everyone present, and then took a special look at Fu Yuanqing who was standing in the corner and hardly interrupted.

He pondered for a while, and then said: "Since the Taizu, one spring lecture and one autumn lecture have been arranged. Among them, the spring lecture is the most solemn. For more than 300 years, although there is no rule on paper for lectures on Jingyan Accurate, but generally speaking, officials need to be "well-rounded in inquiry and learning, upright in words and deeds, mature and solid, and generally knowledgeable", jointly recommended by the Ministry of Officials and the Imperial Academy, signed by Chen Zuo, submitted to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and appointed by the emperor. Members, But this rule?"

The ministers said: "That's it."

"Since this is the case, do we still need to argue about the position of lecturer?" Mr. Yu Ge coughed and asked slowly, "Naturally, those who are able will live there."

Fu Yuanqing sighed secretly when he heard this.

Yu Luqiu suddenly became moderate and strong, so it is no wonder that in the case of Hou Xinghai's corruption of ink, many of his henchmen were investigated and prosecuted.Now that he has lost too much in the court, he needs to use trusted people.

Now that such rules are brought out, no one can question them.

It seems that Su Yuqing should have no choice but to let go of Su Yuqing's appointment as the doctor of the Wenxuan Department.

Thinking of this, he raised his head to look at Pu Ying, and Pu Ying's eyes could see clearly.

But at this moment, Su Yuqing, who came to the cabinet with all the Hanlin, stood at the bottom, crossed his hands and asked the old man: "If so, the student is well-deserved to be a lecturer on economics."

When this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Looking at the young people in the hall, Mr. Yu Ge finally frowned slightly: "Why did you say that, boy."

Su Yuqing said politely: "The students are not talented, but what I have written can be regarded as a thorough knowledge and a general knowledge. The students have prepared the handouts, which can be reviewed with the elders and the adults."

As he spoke, he actually took out more than a dozen handouts from the cloth bag on his side and handed them out one by one.

The contents of his annotations are quoted from "Tongjian Compendium", and he also expounds on the past and discusses the present, and quotes from the classics.

After Deng Zhen finished reading, he threw the handout on the table, and sneered with a livid face: "Everyone in the Imperial Academy can write a handout. Why should I be a lecturer?!"

Su Yuqing replied: "Because of His Majesty's imperial order."

"what?"

"What did you say?!"

Everyone in the hall was surprised.

"Your Majesty listened to the students' lectures." Su Yuqing said, "and read the handouts written by the students. Your Majesty said to the students personally: During the spring lectures, you must be selected by the Hanlin Academy as a lecturer on classics. I would like to invite the imperial court Everyone listen to your speech."

The dispute over officials ended so unexpectedly.

Su Yuqing is the candidate for the replacement of Jingyu lecturer.Not only that, according to His Majesty's favor for him, it is not difficult to guess who will get the post of Wenxuan Secretary in the future.

When you dispersed, it was probably because the palace gate was about to be locked, and you walked away in a hurry.

Su Yuqing put the lecture notes back into the cloth bag, and was about to leave when he heard someone calling him.

"Master Su stay here."

He turned his head and saw that Fu Yuanqing and Pu Ying were coming up from behind.

"Master Pu, Fu's palm seal." Su Yuqing saluted.

Fu Yuanqing asked him: "I know that Your Majesty usually gives lectures in the inner school, and His Majesty has a lot of affairs. I don't know when His Majesty listened to His Excellency's class? Please enlighten me."

Su Yuqing smiled politely: "This morning, His Majesty called me into the Hall of Mental Cultivation and listened to it for half an hour. That's what I said."

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