The Laughing Usa of the Red Chamber

Ji Qian took a sip of tea, and said, "Did you meet Xu Wenlang and Du Ruoqing just now?"

Shen Yulin nodded and said, "Brother Du..."

Ji Qian sighed, "Du Ruoqing is a smart person."

"Father attaches great importance to the matter of supervision and examination, and has made it clear that he wants to set up a supervisory department outside the six departments to take charge of the promotion and promotion of officials below the third rank, not limited to Jiangnan."

Shen Yulin's eyes dimmed, and he said with a smile: "This is a good thing, then... Brother Du is going to be promoted?"

Ji Qian said: "He is now a fourth-rank idler, but he has been promoted to a level and gained some real power. The one who is really promoted is Yulin."

Shen Yulin paused, and said with a smile: "My current qualifications are here, how can I..."

Ji Qian said: "The right deacon of the supervisory department, this is what the father said personally."

Even though he had already guessed some secrets beforehand, Shen Yulin was still surprised by Jin Gaozu's generosity. In charge of the promotion and promotion of officials below the third rank, the right deacon must be above the third rank, and ordinary officials are promoted every five years. From one to two years to three years, this time, he has been promoted to five levels in a row.

Ji Qian smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, this is what it should be. This supervisor is just like the Yushitai of the previous dynasty, and it will be inherited from generation to generation. If it's not that you are still young, so what if you are the left deacon?"

Shen Yulin took the teacup and closed his eyes.

Seeing that there was no joy on his face, Ji Qian thought that he was worried about the right and wrong in the officialdom, so he stretched out his hands and rubbed his hair, and said: "If you can bear it, you can bear it, and if you can't bear it, don't hold on. There are Du Ruo on the left and right." It’s sunny, so there’s no trouble.”

Shen Yulin tilted his head slightly, frowned and said, "You're talking well, but you're making moves."

Ji Qian pursed his lips, his black eyes darkened slightly, and withdrew his hand.

Shen Yulin said again: "Since the Holy Majesty said so, then the supervisor must be built in the middle of the capital like the Yushitai, but how to coordinate the place?"

As he spoke, he murmured: "It's not appropriate to set up a branch office, it's too time-consuming to communicate information..."

Ji Qian sighed softly, suddenly felt that the summer clothes were overwhelmingly autumnal, and the wind made his heart feel cool.

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The two-month period passed in a blink of an eye, and it was a bit cold these days, because the lotus flowers in the pond were all withered, so some attendants cleared the pond, and it looked quite bleak.

The Chiyang Palace was originally a place to escape the summer heat, but now that autumn is getting colder, it is not easy to live anymore, and I will return to Beijing in about three or four days. Patrol salt censor mansion.

The others were better. Ji Yuanyi was the most picky person, he looked inside and out before deciding on the piece of Wen Yun Xuan facing Yuzhu.

Xu Wenlang hesitated and said: "It's not the other side, it's just that Wen Yunxuan seems to be the residence of female relatives..."

He has been working in the border town all these years, and he has never been married. He didn't know about this, so an old servant replied: "Master, this is the residence of the daughter of the Lin family."

Ji Yuan also heard this, raised his brows, and said, "Lin Ruhai's daughter?"

The old servant lowered his head and answered yes.

Ji Yuan also curled his lips and said: "Forget it, let's change to the Hongfeng Courtyard just now."

Xu Wenlang bent his eyes and said with a smile, "This way, sir."

Ji Yuan also snorted and said, "I don't know that you are far away in the south of the Yangtze River. It's not that this son wants to pity the fragrance and cherish jade. Then Miss Lin's family will disappear at the end of May. This son just doesn't want to suffer bad luck."

Xu Wenlang was stunned, and sighed slightly: "Miss Lin is only twenty-eight years old, and she went... She really is a beauty."

Ji Yuan also ignored his emotion and said, "Then who lived in the Red Maple Courtyard? It's refreshing to see."

The old servant said respectfully: "Master Lin used to recuperate from his illness..."

Ji Yuan also didn't bother to bother, and said: "That's right there, lead the way."

Xu Wenlang responded, knowing that Ji Yuan was not happy just now, so he kept silent.

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Shen Yulin's residence, Yunyan Courtyard, is facing Xifengju, and there is only a path paved with colorful cobblestones to enter and exit, and one has to pass through Xifengju.

Evergreen trees are planted everywhere, and there are two tall laurel trees in the courtyard. Sometimes the wind is stronger, and the sweet fragrance can be smelled in the house.

The lights were bright and warm, Shen Yulin transcribed the regulations drafted last time into official documents, transcribed half of them, read it several times, felt something was wrong, laid out a piece of blank rice paper and began to think again.

Jinxiu took the twice-heated dinner and closed the door with her head down.

"Still don't eat?" Man Ting rushed to meet him.

Jinxiu shook her head and said, "You'd better go make some pastries and bread. The kitchen will turn off the fire later, what should you do if you are hungry again?"

Man Ting said: "Cakes can't be eaten as food! How many days has it been? Young Master, this age is just the time to grow up..."

Because his voice was a bit loud, with a tone of reprimand, Jin Xiu slightly annoyed: "What are you yelling at me? If you have the ability, you yell at Young Master!"

Man Ting pursed his lips, and said: "There are still some sweet-scented osmanthus marinade left and right, I will steam two plates of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes."

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard a deep and pleasant voice saying: "No need."

Ji Qian wore a long gown with black letters and red patterns on the bottom, and entered the yard with his left hand behind his back. Behind him was Li Pingsheng, who was carrying a food box.

Man Ting and Jin Xiu saluted, and they were listening to Ji Qian saying: "Everyone go down, let me come."

Yunyan Courtyard was originally Mrs. Lin's residence, and it looked very peaceful and peaceful. Ji Qian felt a little relieved along the way.

The doors and windows of the main room are made of freshly pasted soft satin, impenetrable to the wind but permeable to the light. The silhouette of the young man with his sleeves up and writing falls on it, which makes people feel astringent.

Since that day, he has never said any unnecessary words to him except about Yuan Yi's matter. He thought this little thing was just stubborn and would take the initiative in a few days. Who would have thought that it would take two months.

Ji Qian sighed softly and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Shen Yulin only said it was Manting or Jinxiu, without raising his head, he said: "Leave it for now, wait until this paragraph is finished..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw a figure in front of him covering the candlelight on the opposite lamp stand, but it was Ji Qian who was pursing his lips.

Shen Yulin was startled, and said with a smile, "Mu Qi?"

Ji Qian said: "It's time for garrison, and you haven't had dinner yet? Yuan Yi and Shaoqin have already gone to bed."

Shen Yulin blinked his phoenix eyes, and belatedly looked at the water floating clock, and sure enough, he saw that the scale had floated to Shu time.

"I forgot the time..." Shen Yulin laughed, "Thank you Mu Qi."

He wrote a little faster, and wrote a short paragraph, saying: "I have sorted out how to coordinate the supervision of the 32 provinces. This is the regulation to verify the authenticity of the supervision, but it is more cumbersome..."

Ji Qian looked at him silently.

After Shen Yulin finished writing, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "After all, the promotion and promotion of officials must not be sloppy, although the law of three-official joint trial..."

Ji Qian suddenly leaned over the desk and sealed Shen Yulin's lips.

The voice faltered.

With his head down, Li Pingsheng gently placed the food box on the side coffee table, stepped back carefully, and closed the door.

Shen Yulin reacted, and immediately took a step back. Unexpectedly, Ji Qian didn't stop him. Shen Yulin tripped over the edge of the chair with bent legs, and sat down on the pineapple chair behind him.

Ji Qian looked at his suspicious and angry face, and sighed, "Is it so unbearable to be close to me?"

Shen Yulin suppressed his anger a little, and said, "Yulin dare not."

Ji Qian bypassed the book case, stared straight at his clear eyes and said, "So... just dare not?"

With a sudden pain in his heart, Shen Yulin frowned, pursed his lips, and remained silent.

Ji Qian's black eyes were full of seriousness, and he said in a low voice, "I knew you when I first saw you, but then I gradually fell in love with you, and it has been six years now."

Shen Yulin was taken aback, the first time I met... was in Prince Zhongshun's mansion?

Ji Qian said again: "You were still young at that time, and I didn't know why I was interested in you. I even went to the Nanfeng Hall in private... Just looking at it made me feel disgusted."

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"Later you worshiped under Mr. Shen, and sometimes he would mention one or two things about you, and I lost interest all day long, and kept thinking about what you looked like at that time."

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The two were speechless for a while.

The cloud and cold incense in the furnace burned out, Shen Yulin didn't care about it, just hung his head and kept silent.

"Do you still remember that acrostic poem?" Ji Qian asked suddenly.

Shen Yulin's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and said lightly: "... I was a little panicked when I came here, but I was at a loss when I saw you. This is a guest from heaven, and the king should think about it."

Ji Qian sighed softly and said, "So, don't you want to believe it?"

Shen Yulin's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she pursed her lips.

"You obviously like me in your heart, but you don't believe me, and if you don't believe me, I treat you sincerely."

Seeing Shen Yulin frown, Ji Qian sighed: "Perhaps, you don't understand at all."

Shen Yulin was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "The law of the three-official joint trial has been recorded here, do you want to read it?"

Ji Qian pursed his lips, paused for a while, and said, "Let's have dinner first, maybe it's getting cold."

The edge of the food box was covered with a layer of deerskin that was seamed tightly, so the heat inside could not escape, and the dishes were all hot, but Shen Yulin used half a bowl of white rice ignorantly, and did not move a chopstick.

Ji Qian asked someone to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, and stood by the book case to read the set of three-level joint trial method. At first, he was a little absent-minded, but after reading it through, his expression became more serious.

Shen Yulin sat next to him with tea, and gradually let go of his flustered state, and even gave a general explanation while Ji Qian was pondering.

After hearing this, Ji Qian let out a long sigh, and said, "Yu Lin really has a thoughtful mind, so there will be fewer unjust, false and wrong cases."

Shen Yulin pursed her lips, and said: "Only in this way, the position of the supervisory department will increase a lot..."

"It's nothing. There are many idle positions in the court. It's not a big deal to deploy some people. These are all powerful positions, and there are so many people vying for them..."

Just as he was talking, the water floating clock suddenly made a crisp sound, it was midnight.

There was another silence, Shen Yulin suddenly put away the rice paper and said, "It's late at night, let's go back."

Ji Qian nodded, got up and walked to the door, just pushed it open, and suddenly heard Shen Yulin whisper: "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just..."