imprinted you in my heart

After tossing and tossing all morning, the two finally had a rare breakfast at such a late hour in the Hongde Hall. The imperial dining room also spent a lot of thought and firewood to keep the food warm.

After breakfast, Shi Min waved the crowd away, and suggested to Bu Qianxue: "Just now the cabinet and the military secret office sent a batch of memorials, and the secret letter from the Imperial Academy has also been sent. Let's go to the study." Now her eyes Invisible, the meaning is self-evident.

Bu Qianxue's eyes were wide open, her surprise was beyond words, she hesitated for a while and asked unconfidently: "What do you mean?", "What do you mean?" No need for mind reading skills, Shi Min can guess her at this meeting idea.

"What if the empress mother and the ministers find out?" Bu Qianxue could imagine the scene, don't mention her, even Shi Min would not want to stay out of the matter, who made Hua Gaozu set a rule not to allow the empress to participate in politics.

As a Shi Min with modern memory, he doesn’t take this seriously. Whether to participate in politics or not was not decided at that time. Pass this one, I know you have some talent for imitating handwriting."

It's just a cold infection, and it's not a serious illness in bed. The sudden morning meeting has already made the two teachers suspicious. If the secret letter and memorial are not approved for a few days, it may not be as easy to pass as before.

"How do you know?" Bu Qianxue was even more shocked than just now. The skill of imitating handwriting was acquired by her many years of practice and study of copybooks, and she has been hiding it very well. Even her grandmother and mother didn't know about it. How did Shi Min know?

"I found out by accident..." Shi Min told the whole story truthfully. Before the engagement, he sent people to investigate Bu Qianxue and Bu's family as usual, but they didn't find out about it. Obviously not many people knew about it. Now Bu Qianxue's surprise can be regarded as a complete proof of this point.

If it hadn't been for the time when she went to Changfu Palace to meet Bu Qianxue, she didn't let anyone inform her, so she went to the study according to the palace attendant's instructions, only to see Bu Qianxue fell asleep lying on the desk, with manuscript paper scattered on the floor , There is still ink in the inkstone, and the brush is not dry. It is obvious that I am tired from practicing calligraphy, so I didn't bother.

Shi Min was used to it, and couldn't see how messy the study was, so he picked up the manuscript papers one by one lightly, and out of curiosity, he read them carefully by the way, and found out by accident.

When Shi Min said this, Bu Qianxue also remembered that there was such a thing, she thought it was Ban Yue who picked it up and stacked it for her, because Ban Yue used to pack it, and it was her handwriting that was left behind to imitate it. will be destroyed, and Ban Yue is the only one who knows about it.

After a long time, this is not the case at all. Now that Shi Min has discovered this trivial skill that she deliberately kept secret, she wonders if Shi Min will think too much about it?But most people can't help but think about it.

"I didn't hide it on purpose, I just didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, so I didn't announce it to the public." No matter whether Shi Min thought about it or not, she had to defend herself.

Being good at imitating handwriting is a skill and a way to make a living secretly. If it is not good, it has ulterior motives, because apart from worshiping and deliberately imitating masterpieces of masters, other deliberate imitations may have ulterior motives to some extent, because Everyone has everyone's handwriting, why imitate others if there is no purpose?

Especially in the officialdom, if it is known that she is good at imitating handwriting, she will definitely be targeted and drawn in by someone with a heart, and it will easily cause trouble. She doesn't want to be involved in those shady things, so she deliberately conceals it.

Shi Min knew what she meant, and comforted her: "I didn't think too much about it, and you shouldn't think too much about it, but anyone who reads and practices calligraphy will imitate the masterpieces of masters. I'm happy for you from the bottom of my heart, people don't overwhelm themselves with too many skills."

Although she can't see Bu Qianxue's face and expression at this moment, she can still guess some thoughts in her heart. It's just that she is afraid that she will think badly about her. If imitating masterpieces of masters can be fake, then imitating her handwriting is not easy. .

"It's great to have you," Bu Qianxue said joyfully, "It's only now that I realize my goodness, isn't it too late?" Shi Min said jokingly, destroying the atmosphere completely, like that incomprehensible wood Bu Qianxue pretended to give her a beating.

Shi Min couldn't see at all, and he had no power to fight back, so he was so happy that Bu Qianxue tickled her, and the two happily went to the study after arguing for a while.

Lu Guanchu, Ban Yue and the others who were guarding outside the hall heard the laughter coming from inside, and there were smiles on their faces, but Lu Yan remained unchanged as usual, in fact, he was no less happy than them in his heart, after all, the master had a better life , they are better off.

"Who are those three boxes on the desk?" Bu Qianxue helped Shi Min to sit on the Luohan bed, and then poured her tea while asking her doubts. When she just entered the study, she saw the boxes on the desk. Three black boxes were placed, with a seal on the top.

Shi Min could only see the general figure of Bu Qianxue, but it didn't affect her thinking about him, and said with a smile: "You also know what happened last month...".

Last month, there was a case of missing memorials in the cabinet, and the whole government and the public knew about it. She had to send Dali to investigate, but it turned out to be an oolong, because the memorials were not lost at all, nor were they stolen. Got horn bumps.

Just because the memorials were only served on ordinary trays on the way from the cabinet to Fengde Palace, there were only two officials who delivered the memorials, and one of them had something to go away for a while, and the wind was strong that day, so he accidentally dropped the memorials. horny bumps.

The official who sent the memorial was fined, and even the cabinet minister was implicated and fined three months of salary, but it didn't mean that this matter was over, because this incident made her realize that sending the memorial in this way The loophole is really too big. After thinking about it for two days and discussing with the ministers, I made appropriate improvements in a targeted manner.

Originally, after the reform of the writing system, the memorials were separated according to the military and political affairs. They were collected by the military secret service and the cabinet respectively, and they were classified according to the priority. The most urgent must be submitted to the imperial court within half a day. After the secret office and the cabinet received the memorial, they only had three days at most to sort out the notes.

Secret letters, as a tool for private chat, are collected by the Hanlin Academy, which is responsible for keeping the secret letters. The urgent secret letters of four hundred miles or more are directly submitted to the imperial court, and the mailboxes are not allowed to be opened. There is no need to submit directly to the imperial court, and the Hanlin Academy will collect and organize them uniformly, that is, open the letter box, take out the envelope and put it in a sealed box.

The secret box is a square box made of wood and iron. It is carefully made by the best craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry. It is sealed on three sides and only the front can be opened. Each secret box has only two keys. In the study room, one was kept in a secret place as a spare. After the key was made, the mold was destroyed on the spot.

In addition, it is also stipulated that when the Hanlin Academy unpacks the letterbox and puts the secret letter into the secret box, at least three officials must be present on the spot, unpacking and repacking together, and only after confirming that it is correct can the lock be affixed and the seal should be signed on the duty book of the day. For future reference, it was finally sent to the imperial court by a special person.

Leaving traces of everything for future investigation and pursuing responsibility is what Shi Min learned in her previous life, and of course she has to use it here, so in order to prevent being tampered with, she also separated the lock from the key. She is the only one who has the key to the secret box of the cabinet and the Hanlin Academy.

Moreover, the cabinet and the military secret office must also be the same as the Imperial Academy. After receiving the memorial, it must be registered in the register as soon as possible. At least three people must be present to unpack, read and draw up the note. Finally, sign the Gaishi seal on the duty book.

In this way, it is possible to eliminate the possibility of the memorials and secret letters being accidentally lost or swapped on the road, and it can also prevent ministers from detaining the memorials and secret letters privately while others are not paying attention, and it is also convenient to investigate and pursue responsibility.

Bu Qianxue also knew the general idea about the loss of memorials, but she was busy with family affairs in those two days, so she didn't pay attention to the follow-up. It turned out that this box played such a role, "It's really much safer, where is the key?".

Shi Min replied: "On the far left side of the bookshelf behind the desk, on the third shelf from top to bottom, there is a button behind the book, which is relatively hidden." After continuous field exploration and inspection, she found that not only There are secret compartments in the palace, and other palaces where people live also have secret compartments, but the number and location are different.

Fengde Palace has the most secret compartments, not only in the study room, but also in the bedroom and office, and some places have more than one.Although there are Changlu Palace, Changfu Palace and Chang'an Palace, there are not as many as Fengde Palace. As for Yongshou Palace and Anren Palace, it is not easy for her to check because it is the residence of the emperor's grandmother and queen mother, so she is not sure, but at the same time Reasonable, there should be.

But she doesn't know if Grandma Huang and the Queen Mother know about it, because some things in the secret compartment she found are really old, and some things have been unused for a long time at first glance. Did not deliberately inform the younger generation.

Bu Qianxue walked to the bookshelf according to Shi Min's instructions, counted to the third shelf, and began to grope. It was really the same as what Shi Min said, and it was relatively hidden. She groped for a while before she found the button. With a sound, the bookshelf as a whole moved to the right by one space, revealing two hidden spaces behind the bookshelf that are divided into two levels.

The first floor contains a small box and some letters, while the second floor is full of letters, which can be seen clearly at a glance, without any valuables at all, not at all like a hidden compartment used by the emperor.

Hearing the sound of the bookshelf moving, Shi Min knew that the hidden compartment had been opened, and added: "The key is in the box", but he didn't mention anything about the letter inside, which aroused Bu Qianxue's curiosity even more. , By the way, I looked at it without any trace, and found that the letter on the first layer was written by her, but there was nothing on the envelope on the second layer.

Compared with the joy of finding her own letter, she is more curious about who wrote the letters on the second floor. There are so many of them, and they are all stored here. But now is obviously not the time to ask this, and the authorities know about it, so worry about it no chance to understand

"The red string is tied with the key of the secret box of the cabinet, the black string is tied with the key of the secret box of the military secret office, and the yellow rope is tied with the key of the secret box of the Imperial Academy. It's urgent, yellow is urgent, green is general, and there is a detailed list inside." Hearing the sound of the box being opened, Shi Yan was afraid that Bu Qianxue would not be clear and explained.

Bu Qianxue quickly opened all the secret boxes according to Shi Min's prompt. It was the same as what Shi Min said. At the top was the list, detailing the number of urgent items and the number of urgent items. The green three-color wires are bundled separately.

After a while, Bu Qianxue counted according to the details on the list, and then took out the memorials and secret letters, divided them into three piles and put them in front of the desk according to the priority, "Where do you put the box?" There is no place to put memorials and secret letters.

Shi Min didn't answer, but shouted to the outside: "Come here", and after a while, Lu Guanchu came in, "Regardly, Your Majesty is blessed, and the Zhonggong is safe and prosperous", "No, let someone send the secret box to you." Go back", "Yes" Lu Guanchu took two trips by himself before moving all three boxes outside and handing them to the palace servants to send them back.

Since His Majesty moved to Fengde Palace's study to deal with daily government affairs, ordinary people are not allowed to enter her study, so whenever His Majesty calls people in the study, she usually goes in alone, and she and the internal officials take turns to clean the study. Running twice to get the secret box like just now is already familiar with the road.

Bu Qianxue has never imitated Shi Min's handwriting, no matter how talented she is, she can't master it without practice. Therefore, she spent two more hours imitating Shi Min's handwriting, especially the commonly used characters for reviewing. Practiced the most and the longest, "First approve the secret letter, or the memorial?".

"Approve urgent secret letters first, then approve urgent military and political memorials, and so on, and finally approve general military and political memorials. By the way, are there many memorials and secret letters today?" She finished approving all of yesterday's, and I hope there are not too many today. yes. ?