Omi had to sit up

Just as Lin Chenshu returned to Lin's house, the emperor came to call people into the palace?

Chen Shu frowned slightly when he heard the words, put down the black iron embryo, and walked to the front hall of Lin's mansion.

Lin Heming didn't expect the imperial decree to be so fast. He was startled for a while, and saw Lin Chenshu passing by him expressionlessly, finally gritted his teeth and frowned to follow, and then went to the front yard to receive the decree.

No matter how uncontrollable Lin Chenshu is out of his control, he is still the son of the Lin family. It is a good thing that he is valued by the emperor. Now it depends on what official position the emperor will give Lin Chenshu.

Those who have won the emperor's trust may stay in the three provinces as officials, or they may be promoted to the sixth department.These are the main force of the circle of officials and gentry in the capital. Although there are many factions, it is a good position for the Lin family to spread their branches and leaves.

Lin Heming thought about it, and followed Chen Shu to receive the order.

The official who came to deliver the message was Xie Zhen's attendant, who had been waiting at the door for a long time. Seeing that the Lin family was going out, he quickly announced Xie Zhen's oral order, saying that Lin Chenshu would report to the palace immediately.

"The carriage is ready, Mr. Lin, why don't you prepare it now, and go to the palace with our family." The servant said with a smile after finishing the emperor's oral order.

"Okay, my lord, wait a moment." Lin Chen said sparsely.

Chen Shu is still wearing the clothes he came out of from Changhe Villa, which is definitely not good for seeing Zhenzhen. He quickly turned around and went back to the room, put the black iron embryo under the bed, and rearranged his outfit.

Officials need to wear formal clothes when entering the palace.But when he was in Qingshan, Lin Chenshu's waist badge and official uniform had been left in the wilderness, and when he returned to his room, Chen Shu had no choice but to change into the red official uniform that had been newly patched from the palace. Follow the servant to the palace.

The carriage in the palace rattled away, leaving the front gate of the Lin Mansion, passing through the neighborhoods and downtown, heading towards the majestic gate of the imperial palace.

The gate of the palace was guarded by the guards of the imperial city, and the servant showed his badge, and was soon let go.After about half a quarter of an hour, the sound of horseshoes gradually stopped, and the vehicle stopped steadily.The servant opened the door curtain and asked Lin Chenshu to get out of the car.

The location where the carriage stops is in the palace, and one mile westward, there is an arched door with a wall, and there are giant trees inside the door, opening up a shade under the scorching sun, a palace with red walls and golden tiles stands in the palace. under the tree.

Chen Shu has been here before, and it is the imperial study room where he delivered the letter last time.

When the letter was sent that year, it was still the season of autumn wind, and now it has spanned three seasons. Chen Shu looked at it at a glance, and saw that the branches and leaves of the giant tree became more and more lush due to the arrival of summer, and it was full of green under the sunlight. Today, there is a feeling of another world.

At that time, he was still tossing and turning about not being able to see his sister, but now the years have passed by in a flash, even if he wanted to grab it fiercely, it would easily slip away from his fingers, and there was no way he could bring it back.

Really half a year has passed.

Chen Shu stood under the tree in a daze.

The servant had already gone to the imperial study to report, and after a short while, he went out from the imperial study again, and said with a smile to Chen Shu: "Lord Lin, Fang Xiang invited the emperor to the meeting hall just now, and he will come back later. Your majesty Let me wait for the message, and let the adults rest in the study first."

Fang Xiang is the prime minister of the current dynasty, Fang Shougan, who is in charge of the government orders of the three provinces and six ministries. After the fall of Qi Yanchu, his power should be different.

"Okay." Chen Shu nodded, without asking any further questions, and walked into the study together with the servant.

The imperial study room was still furnished half a year ago. The emperor’s table was located behind the screen, and there were four or five seats in a row in front of the screen. There were tea tables beside the seats, and there were small snow-white pastries on the table. Waxy and soft, it looks very fresh.

The servant had already poured the tea for Chen Shu: "Lord Lin, this is the pastry that the emperor specially ordered the imperial dining room to prepare for you before leaving. Let you taste it."

"..." Xie Zhen prepared this for him?

This is the first time he has come to the Imperial Study in an open and aboveboard manner, and I don't know if other officials are treated in the same way when they come to the Imperial Study.

Chen Shu glanced at the dim sum silently, but didn't really eat the dim sum, but just looked at the scenery in the imperial study room while waiting.The Imperial Study Room here is the place where the emperor works. There are a variety of scrolls and jade wares. The carvings on the windows facing the south are also very fine. go.

"Are there flowers growing by this window?" Chen Shu vaguely remembered that when he jumped out of the window and entered the imperial study, he didn't seem to see any flowers.

The inner servant was on the side, looked at the butterfly outside the window and smiled and said: "Master Lin, there are no flowers planted in the imperial study, this butterfly should have flown from near the imperial garden."

"Oh?" Chen Shu was taken aback.

Seeing that Lin Chen was puzzled, the servant replied with a smile: "There is a flower named Qiandieyin planted in this imperial garden. When the flowering period comes, it can attract thousands of butterflies to come to court. This flower was originally planted by the late emperor in the imperial garden. , Later, when the flowers grow, some court ladies are contaminated with the fragrance of the flowers, and there will be a special kind of butterfly flying around in the imperial garden. This imperial study is close to the imperial garden. I think there is a palace lady here who is contaminated with the fragrance, and this is how the butterflies fly. Come here."

"...I see." Chen Shu sniffed secretly with his nose, but he didn't smell any fragrance.

The servant smiled, and secretly glanced at Master Lin beside him.The governor of Qingshan defeated Qi Yanchu in a single way. He had met several times in the palace, but at that time Lin Chenshu was seriously injured, and his complexion was bleak, as if dying at any time, which made it unreal. Now, after another half a year, I saw Lin Chenshu wearing a red official uniform. Against the ruddy complexion, he looked jasper and delicate, even more beautiful than a woman, and his temperament was capable and upright, which was very eye-catching.

He had seen court ladies attracting butterflies to play, and he didn't know what kind of grand scene it would be if this Master Lin went to the imperial garden to attract butterflies.

Chen Shu didn't ask any more questions, just sat in the imperial study and waited quietly.

An hour later, the sun was setting in the west, the sun dissipated the remaining heat, and the temperature gradually faded.There was a cool night breeze blowing from outside the imperial study room, and a person walked along the wind from outside the arch.When he walked to this palace courtyard, he had already raised his eyes to look at the Imperial Study Room under the giant tree.

The door of the imperial study room was opened, and through the door and window, one could see a red figure already seated inside.

With a slight frown on his originally indifferent expression, he picked up his steps and walked towards the room.

The red figure also obviously saw him coming, and quickly got up from his seat.

"I pay homage to the emperor." Chen Shu quickly knelt down and bowed as Jian Jianzhen entered the door.

Xie Zhen is wearing a black gown with dark patterns today, and he hasn't seen each other for half a year. This person's breath is condensed, his temperament is cold, his face is even more stern, and his whole person is getting deeper and deeper.

Chen Shu knelt on the ground, thinking as he looked at Xie Zhen's shoe upper as he walked past him.

I don't know what Xie Zhen will think of him and Lin Chenshu when he is called into the palace this time.

He silently knelt down on the ground, but he heard that Xie Zhen took a few steps, and he was already walking towards the inner room of the imperial study.

"Lin Aiqing, let's go down." Xie Zhen's voice came from behind the screen.

Chen Shu was taken aback for a moment, and when he looked up again, the screens placed between the inner room and the outer room had already blocked his and Xie Zhen's sight, making it unclear what Xie Zhen's expression was like now.

Chen Shu had no choice but to get up.

From the screen, there was a figure flipping through the memorial.After a while, Mr. Qin, whom Ji Changming knew, put on a memorial and said, "Lin Aiqing, this time you have made great achievements in solving the case in Qingshan, and you have given me a bargaining chip to bring down Qi Yanchu. This time I call you back to Beijing. Do you have anything to say to me?"

"……"What?What can he say?

Chen Shu stood outside the screen in silence. When Qi Yanchu was handed over to Xie Zhen, he already felt that his whole body was dying. He never thought of Lin Chenshu's last words to Xie Zhen.

After Xie Zhen finished speaking, he flipped through the memorial, as if waiting for his answer.

"What aspect does the emperor want to talk about?" Chen Shu asked tentatively after standing for a while.

"..." Xie Zhen's movements paused, and then his voice sounded, as if responding to Lin Chenshu's question, "Lin Aiqing, have you thought about anything other than solving the case? I want to transfer you back to the capital this time." , there are more than a hundred officials in the capital, what kind of official do you want to be, maybe you can tell me."

He said with a smile in his voice: "Don't worry, I will help you to win whatever official you want."

"I, I haven't thought about it yet." Chen Shu was silent for a while, thinking about the matter of Changhe Villa, and finally couldn't help asking tentatively, "Why did the emperor think of calling me back to the capital?"

Lin Chenshu is obviously dead, and Xie Zhen is forcing him to show up.

He stared closely at the figure behind the screen, but saw that figure paused and smiled softly.

"Lin Chenshu, didn't you say you wanted to work by my side?" Xie Zhen's voice was self-deprecating, "Now there is something wrong with Qingshan, and I agreed to your request that day, and transferred you back to the capital to let the You stay by my side."

"..."

Half a year ago, Lin Chenshu blocked a knife for Xie Zhen and suffered injuries.Under Xie Zhen's temptation, Chen Shu once said that he would stay by Xie Zhen's side to serve, but he never expected that Xie Zhen would miss him until now.

It's just that these words were what he said when he was anxious to go home, and now more than half a year has passed.

It has been more than half a year, and his original body and Xiaowan's life may have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Chen Shu was speechless for a moment, and nodded after a long while: "Your majesty still remembers that I want to be a Beijing official. But it all depends on the emperor's arrangement. Where the emperor wants me to go, I will go." where to go."

Only by staying with the emperor can he "act", Chen Shu thought for a while and did not refuse.

Xie Zhenfu approved another memorial, then paused and said: "Since that's the case, you are a civil servant, so I will arrange for you to be a Tingwei Shaoqing. The case of Qi Yanchu has been closed a few days ago, and Tingwei must be free." Quite a few, you can use this time to get used to it, if there is anything inappropriate, then tell me."

The Ting Wei is separated from the three provinces and six ministries. It is the official office of the judicial trial. There are one Ting Wei who is a third-rank official, and one Ting Wei Shaoqing who is a fourth-rank official. In the Li Dynasty, if you encounter a major case like Qi Yanchu , will be handed over to Ting Wei for investigation.

Lin Chenshu's promotion from the sixth-rank governor to the fourth-rank official position has already jumped two ranks in a row, but he is the No. 1 one who uncovered Qi Yanchu's crimes, and it seems logical to be sent to the court...

Xie Zhen didn't mention anything about Ji Changming, nor about Changhe Villa, nor did he ask why he didn't wear a sixth-rank official uniform. Chen Shu looked at Xie Zhen's figure and had no choice but to bow his head and thank him.

The emperor revealed his words here, and the next step is to wait for the transfer order.

But Xie Zhen didn't intend to let him go. He looked up at Lin Chenshu, and suddenly smiled again: "Lin Aiqing, the night is getting darker. I don't think Aiqing has eaten snacks. I just ordered dinner Fang will send the meal to the study, why not Aiqing and I have a meal together today."

"……"what?

Chen Shu raised his head and looked at Xie Zhen's figure sitting upright. He was obviously looking at himself when he looked up, as if he couldn't refuse.

"I'm terrified, and I'm very grateful." Chen Shu bit the bullet again.

At this time, through the screen, Chen Shu felt that he was not so embarrassed when facing Xie Zhen, but later he wanted to have dinner with Xie Zhen, how would they get along?

Chen Shu frowned, but Xie Zhen on the other side of the screen just smiled and flipped through the memorial again.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the people from the imperial dining room really brought all kinds of dishes, and set up a table in the imperial study room, presenting a table of meals.The meals in this palace were more exquisite than those in Lin's Mansion and Qingshan County Government. After Chen Shu and Xie Zhen walked around the screen and sat down, they chose a seat to sit down.

A table of food, two people, Chen Shu thought that Xie Zhen would take the opportunity to say something, but he ate the whole time, and did not hear Xie Zhen say another word.

Xie Zhen said that eating dinner is really just eating dinner.The man still had aloof and aloof arrogance, only his cold gaze from time to time secretly fell on the place where Chen Shu picked up vegetables and scooped soup with his chopsticks and on the throat where he swallowed, and the rest of the time he just ate quietly with Chen Shu.

Until the night fell completely, the night sky was full of stars, and the lights in the imperial city were lit up, piercing the curtain of the night dottedly.

It's getting late.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave first." Chen Shu finally got up and said.

After the meal is over, there is no excuse to keep people.

Xie Zhen glanced at Lin Chenshu slowly, and finally nodded slowly.

"it is good."

Lin Chenshu's transfer edict was drafted very quickly, and on the third day after leaving Xie Zhen, the imperial edict of the appointment of Ting Wei Shaoqing, who Xie Zhen personally wrote and inscribed, was announced to the Lin Mansion.

After the Qingshan case, Lin Chenshu was not only transferred to Beijing as a foreign official, but also promoted to two grades in one go, which made many people envious.

Of course, some people don't care about Lin Chenshu's official position.

Among the officials in the capital, no matter their rank, the one with the greatest real power belongs to the members of the Six Ministries.The Ting Wei was separated from the six official offices, but its powers intersected with the judicial functions of the Ministry of Punishment, and later evolved into the supervisor of reviewing unjust, false and wrong cases and major incidents, and its real power was reduced by a level.Moreover, Beijing officials protect each other, if there is no clear order from above to try the officials' cases, even if the Ting Wei intervenes, nothing can be found.

Some people disdain Tingwei Shaoqing's official position, but some people are elated, and come to Lin Chenshu excitedly after hearing the news of the appointment.

"Lord Li, why are you interested in coming to me again?" When Li Yezhi appeared at the back door of the Lin Mansion, Chen Shu couldn't help but look up and down the number one scholar.

I haven't seen him in half a year, probably the time spent in the Hanlin Academy was not bad, Li Yezhi was a lot fatter than he remembered.He grinned when he saw Lin Chenshu, and quickly took Chen Shu's arm.

"Master Lin, you call me Master Li one by one. You are really disgruntled." Li Yezhi rubbed the flesh on Chen Shu's arm and frowned, "I haven't seen you for half a year, but you have lost so much weight. Let's go." Let's go! Just before your new official takes office, I'll take you to Fengwei Building to drink flower wine and celebrate in style!"

"...Fengwei Building? I'd rather not go." Chen Shu said.

"Haha, Lin Chenshu, where are you thinking?! Fengweilou is a newly opened restaurant, and there are many singers who play ditties." Li Yezhi dragged Chen Shu away and said, "You know what I learned How worried are you when you want to overthrow Qi Yanchu? I invite you today, which can be regarded as my formal thanks to you, so don't lose face to me. "

Li Yezhi had received Lin Chenshu's life-saving grace before, and secretly hired a carriage for Lin Chenshu to fool Qi Yanchu and others. After Chu stepped down, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that Lin Chenshu returns to Beijing, he is naturally the first one to remember to come to visit.

After speaking, Li Yezhi arched Chen Shu's shoulder again, and said mysteriously: "Besides, I have news. Are you wondering why the emperor appointed you as a Ting Wei instead of an official position in the Six Departments?" ?”