Madam, protect me!

There is a new official in the Ministry of Rites.

This year's new top scholar, the son of the minister of Dali Temple, the quasi-consort of Princess An Ning, is currently a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wai Lang.

It's not four people, it's one person.

The imperial examination has ended long ago, and the appointment of new Jinshi has been issued.

The Ministry of Etiquette is inherently complicated, and a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, Wailang, is also an official who is hands-on with practical matters. It can be said that he is busy with official duties and has many things to deal with every day, so every day is indispensable.

Although the imperial court stipulates that the last term of office is July, as a Jinshi born in Chang'an, he should join the job early and help the doctor to share the official duties, but the newly appointed minister of etiquette, Wailang, has not arrived for a long time, which is simply outrageous.

Moreover, when he came to the Ministry of Etiquette this time, he did not officially join the job.

Master Lang Zhong announced to the public that this Master Yuan Wai Lang was here to familiarize himself with his duties, and all officials in the Ministry of Rites must cooperate with him.

Without formal employment, there is no need to go to and from the Yamen according to the time specified by the court. You can come and leave when you want, which is an incomparable freedom.

Not only that, Yuanwailang, who was originally in the sixth rank, did not have his own separate office.

Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and Wai Lang, a member of the Temple Department, shared a government office.

But before Li Yuanwailang came, the doctor asked the ancestral hall member, the wailang, to move out, squeezed into a room with the catering department, and the host and guest wailang, and left the Yamen alone to Master Li, who was familiar with his duties.

This is not like someone who came to the Ministry of Rites to be an official, but more like someone who came to the Ministry of Rites to be an uncle.

However, none of the officials in the Ministry of Rites thought there was anything wrong with this arrangement.

If their father was also named Li Xuanjing, they would be more arrogant than Li Yuanwailang.

The Ministry of Rites, somewhere in the government office.

Lu Sheng brought Li Nuo in and said, "Mr. Li, this will be your office from now on. Take a look and see what else you need. I will send someone to prepare it immediately."

Li Nuo glanced around and saw that the entire office was clean. There was no shortage of pens, inks, paper, inkstones and other office supplies. The bookshelves were filled with related books.

Behind the bookshelf, there is a large soft bed. The bedding and pillows on the bed are all new.

Li Nuo clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, there is nothing else you need."

Lu Sheng smiled and said, "I'll go and get busy first. Master Li, if you need anything, call me at any time."

After Lu Sheng left, Li Nuo sat alone at the large desk.

There are also some soft upholstery made on his chair, which is very comfortable whether sitting or leaning on it.

As expected of a doctor from the Ministry of Etiquette, there is simply no fault with this meticulous arrangement.

Li Nuo took a book from the bookshelf.

He came to the Ministry of Etiquette in advance, of course he was not in a hurry to become a laborer.

The holding of a martial arts conference was unanimously opposed by several departments in the DPRK and China.

If the martial arts conference cannot be held, it will affect the cultivation plan of the lady and Yiren.

This is only one, the other is that those martial arts sects should really be restrained.

Some disciples of the sect rely on their personal force to do evil, regard the law as nothing, and trample the law wantonly. This kind of chaos must be resolved at this conference.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the martial arts conference can be successfully held.

Li Nuo could ask his father to take action and force the court to pass the proposal, but in that case, his father's reputation would probably be even worse.

Although his reputation is bad enough...

He doesn't want to be told that he depends on his father for everything.

When you encounter a difficult problem, you should first try to solve it yourself.

Don't talk about it until you can't solve it yourself.

Li Nuo opened the book in his hand.

This book stipulates some etiquette and laws.

Etiquette and law are more reflected in rituals. For example, what carriages officials of different levels should ride, what clothes, what accessories, and what music they should listen to are all clearly defined. Officials and dignitaries cannot violate the rules privately.

In addition to rituals, there are also some things that are also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Etiquette also has the power to report and expose any unethical behavior such as arriving late to the Yamen and leaving early, unkempt official uniforms, falling asleep in court, and other unethical behaviors.

For example, although the court did not encourage officials to enter and leave brothels privately, it was not a serious matter. In fact, it was originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

But because Dali Temple was too overbearing and often acted beyond its authority, the officials of the Ministry of Rites did not dare to get angry or speak out.

Li Nuo wrote down these regulations one by one, and then left the Ministry of Rites.

…

Regarding the proposal from the Ministry of Rites to hold a martial arts conference in Chang'an, after it was jointly rejected by all ministries in front of the court meeting, the courtiers quickly forgot about it.

Zhongshu Province.

Du Yu, a member of the Zhongshu family, received a letter from the Ministry of Rites.

Each of the six Zhongshushe people is responsible for one of the six departments. Du Yu is responsible for the Ministry of Rites.

This letter said that Jiang Wei, the left-hand man of the Household Department, pampered his concubines and gave cold treatment to his wife. The concubine he took into the palace three months ago, relied on Jiang Wei's favor, disrespected his wife, and even insulted his wife wantonly...

Du Yu frowned.

A wife is a wife, a concubine is a concubine, and wives are respected and concubines are humbled. This is written into the laws of Bactria.

Humiliating a wife with a concubine is a crime that is not allowed by law or reason.

Although it is difficult for an upright official to deal with family affairs, this is not a family matter for a household minister. Doting on concubines and destroying his wife is against etiquette and law, and etiquette and law are also laws. As an official of the imperial court, he allows his concubines to commit crimes, which will be a mark on his resume. , adding an indelible stain.

Du Yu sent this information to his subordinates, and after they verified it, he would punish Mr. Zuo of Hubu accordingly.

He frowned and opened the next folder, his frown deepening.

This memorial was to impeach the Right Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue.

Wang Shang, the Right Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, did not favor his concubine over his wife at home, but his wife was unwilling to serve Wang Shang's old mother. The couple lived in the mansion of the Wang family, but asked Wang Shang's mother to move to another small house and only sent a maid to take care of her daily life.

This is unfilial, which is more serious than committing a crime against one's superiors.

Daxia attaches great importance to filial piety. When officials study the Sixteen Classics, they will learn many stories about filial piety.

If a person does not respect his parents who gave birth to him, he cannot be expected to be loyal to the country.

The actions of Wang Shang and his wife were not tolerated by etiquette and law. Since the memorial from the Ministry of Rites was handed over, he could not pretend not to see it.

After sending it to the Ministry of Menxia to verify the matter, he opened a new memorial.

It was still from the Ministry of Rites.

It was still an impeachment memorial.

The impeachment was still against the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.

This memorial impeached the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for exceeding the rules of ritual and music. Only officials of Daxia with a rank of fifth grade or above could keep female musicians at home.

Unless rewarded by His Majesty, an official of the fourth grade could not have more than three female musicians at home.

Officials who like elegance and keep a few prostitutes at home, listen to songs and watch dances at home on weekdays, and the court also allows it. Du Yu also has three female musicians at home.

But even if it is allowed, the etiquette must be followed. With the position of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he can only keep three prostitutes at home, but he keeps four, which is called exceeding the rules.

If no one reports it, it’s not a big deal.

Once someone reports it, the Secretariat must deal with it.

He opened the next memorial, yes, it’s still the Ministry of Revenue.

Du Yu scratched his head. He really poked the Ministry of Revenue today.

And the Ministry of Rites was also very strange. As far as he knew, the Ministry of Rites was very busy. How could it have time to take care of these trivial matters? Could it be that the Ministry of Revenue withheld the Ministry of Rites’ funding, causing the Ministry of Rites’ dissatisfaction?

The Ministry of Rites has not applied for any funding recently...

...

Ministry of Revenue.

Early in the morning, the left doctor of the Ministry of Revenue walked into the yamen with a depressed look on his face.

Somehow, the Ministry of Rites knew about the discord between his wife and concubine.

Because of this incident, he was fined half a month's salary and suspended from work for half a month, asking him to discipline his concubine.

Yesterday, the imperial edict of the Secretariat was sent directly to his home.

Fortunately, it was not sent to the Ministry of Revenue, otherwise, he would be embarrassed.

Jiang Wei didn't care about the half-month suspension and the half-month salary fine, but the Secretariat directly issued an imperial edict because of this matter. This punishment will be directly written into his resume, affecting his future promotion.

He had to tell the left assistant minister the truth about the half-month suspension.

In the past half month, his job will have to be taken care of by the right doctor.

Jiang Wei walked into the left assistant minister's yamen and saw the right doctor Wang Shang standing here.

Seeing that the Left Assistant Minister was not there, he asked, "Sir Wang, are you also looking for Assistant Minister Shen?"

Wang Shang's face was a little unnatural, and he said, "Yes, I have something important to report to Assistant Minister Shen."

Yesterday, the imperial edict of the three provinces was directly issued to his home.

Because his wife asked his mother to move out of the house, he was fined three months' salary and suspended for one month to reflect on himself.

Although this punishment is not severe, he will never be able to wash away the charge of being unfilial. In the future, when he encounters promotion, the court will not give priority to him, which has a huge impact on his future.

The two doctors of the Ministry of Revenue each have their own concerns, and they speak at the same time tacitly.

"I need to take a half-month leave for something, the affairs of the department..."

"I need to take a month's leave for something, the affairs of the department..."

Both of them wanted to ask the other to help with official business. They looked at each other and said in unison: "You too?"

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of money and grain. The Ministry of Revenue is busy with affairs, so it has two doctors. Now that both of them want to take leave, who will handle the official business of the department?

At this time, a figure came from outside the yamen.

The two looked back and found that it was the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue who came in.

The two assistant ministers of the Ministry of Revenue each have their own duties. Generally, the affairs of officials in the department who ask for leave are handled by the left assistant minister.

The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue looked at them and said: "Minister Shen has asked for leave for the past two days. Doctor Jiang and Doctor Wang can tell me if they have anything to say."

The two looked at each other and spoke one after another.

"I want to take a half-month leave."

"I want to take a month leave."

The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue looked at them in a daze. The left assistant minister asked for leave, and the left and right doctors also asked for leave. They asked for such a long leave. Are they going to tire him to death?

He frowned and asked, "Why did you take such a long leave?"

At this point, the two knew that they could not hide it anymore, so they had to tell the truth.

The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. He pointed at them and said angrily, "One favors his concubine and kills his wife, and the other indulges his wife and abandons his mother. You have read the books of sages into the dog's stomach. What can I say about you!"

The wife is superior to the concubine as stipulated by the law. It is unacceptable to commit crimes against superiors.

The grace of giving birth to a child cannot be repaid. If you do not treat your parents well, you will be despised by the world.

As officials appointed by the court, the two did not set an example. The punishment of the three provinces on them was not excessive.

As for himself, although his wife and mother were not very harmonious, he did not dare to let his mother move out. Instead, he built a high wall at home to separate the inner house. They could not see each other on weekdays and naturally there was no quarrel.

Because of his mother's affairs, he and his wife were at odds with each other. They shared different beds and had different dreams. However, because he was worried about the discord in the inner house, he did not take any more concubines. Instead, he secretly kept several outhouses.

As a court official, you must cherish your wings. In addition to not breaking the law, it is best not to violate etiquette.

The edict to suspend the two men was issued by three provinces, and he could not protect them, so he had to grant their leave.

After seeing these two people off, he was about to return to his office when he saw two officials in yellow walking into the courtyard of the Ministry of Revenue.

In Daxia, officials wearing yellow clothes are usually picket officials. Their presence is bound to cause bad things. It can be said that officials are afraid of officials.

An official in yellow walked up to him and said straight to the point: "Shilang Zhang, regarding the fact that you, as an official of the imperial court, secretly raise a foreigner, you need to go to Menxia Province to give a detailed explanation..."

Friendly recommendation "You also deserve to be called a martial arts genius", Jiang Yuan is a peerless genius.

The foundation of understanding is unparalleled in the world. Any martial arts move can be understood at a glance, all kinds of weapons can be mastered immediately, and the secrets are at your fingertips. It is easy to innovate and introduce new ones.

If he is willing to devote himself to practice, he will be able to unify the martial arts within three years, silence many young heroes, make all sects and sects bow their heads, and make the fierce bandits frightened by the news.

It's a pity that he is a handyman in a pawn shop, he is used to living a leisurely life, and he doesn't like to play with swords the most.

If it hadn't been for a scarred girl who broke into the pawn shop in the midsummer of that year holding a book of "Peerless Magic", perhaps Jiang Yuan would never have chosen to practice martial arts in his life.