Minister

91【Seven years of Jiankang】

On the Lantern Festival, the spring cold froze the young buds of the poplar trees, turning green and yellow, and a branch was frosted, and the night wind was about to break the ground.

Wrapped in a scarlet cloak, Wang Xieshan huddled on his horse, and the sky shone with morning light.The vermilion and golden lacquered gates of Dachen Palace finally opened slowly in the morning light. The officials of Daqi did not mess up their order because it was the first day of the new year. They still entered the palace in unknown rows. Chenfeng Only the rustling of clothes can be heard.

This is Wang Xieshan's sixth year as a waiter in the military department. He is ten years older than Wang Yunyi, and he is already showing signs of aging.Everyone said he was tired and tired.

Wang Xieshan slept late last night, and did not close his eyes slightly on the soft chair until he finally heard the news of the peace negotiation - as long as the emperor can make peace, then the Wang family's intentions will not be destroyed.Wang Xieshan sighed deeply, lamenting that once the emperor and the courtiers.

Enter the tall Xing'an Gate, pass through Fengyang Gate, then Zhaoxun Gate, Yanzheng Gate, and Tai'an Gate all the way through the etiquette inspection, and finally arrive at Xuanzheng Hall.The six ministers followed Xun Bingchao, the official minister, to stand in line, and the officials behind also entered the hall one after another.At this moment, Wang Xieshan sneaked a glance at Guo Taifu. The fat old man was sitting on a chair in front of the stove, warming his hands, as if nothing had happened.Wang Xieshan held the wat board firmly, squinted his eyes and tried hard to read the words on it, but unfortunately he couldn't read clearly, and finally heaved a helpless sigh.

The most eye-catching person in the crowd was Pei Luyun, the minister of the Ministry of War. The fact that he went to the military aid team a few years ago won him a lot of favor in the circle of officials.Wang Xieshan was grinding his old teeth—why did he ignore this beast?The officials were afraid of being spanked, and they didn't want to fight this battle but they didn't dare to speak out. The emperor took advantage of this man named Pei, and the officials got angry and promoted themselves. The Ministry of War almost lost his waist Yes, but there was still civil strife!It's a joke to quarrel to the cabinet!

Mr. Pei guessed that he was proud of the spring breeze. He didn't pay attention to the fierce light on Old Man Wang's old face like bitter wood. He just stood upright, staring at the yellow Dragon Seat intently. .

Not long after the officials stood still, Chen Xing arrived. Because it was the first morning of the court, he was dressed very formally, but his face was obviously not very good.

"Everyone loves you." Chen Yan pretended to be sleeping soundly, and smiled kindly at the officials.

The imperial court, which is going from a trough to a strong one, is very lively, and there is never a shortage of quarreling ministers in the early court.Sure enough, as soon as the topic of peace talks was brought up, several ministers came out to ask for a presentation.In fact, what they said were all clichés, most of them were civil servants, and what they said was general principles, and none of them were useful.But at this moment, Chen Yan still listened patiently, and the Ministry of War also listened patiently.

Why do you say Mr. Guo is a talent?If he sticks out his tongue, his fat body will be overshadowed.Facing the disputes among the officials, this kind fat old man took a neither hasty nor slow attitude, either sternly reprimanded or kindly persuaded, all kinds of changes remained the same, and the dozens of people who came to quarrel and persuade him were all completely different. Neither is this tongue's opponent.

The tongues on the stage were fighting hand-to-hand, and Wang Xieshan in the audience silently observed Chen Yan's attitude. He knew that today was the time to make a decision. Forget about feeding the wolves...

After arguing for about half an hour, the civil servants gradually shut up.Wang Xieshan knew that the farce was coming to an end, sure enough, Guo Taifu combined the essence of all the previous advice, and made a concise summary of the emperor.Wang Xieshan's heart rose to his throat.Chen Bao paused for a moment, and finally said: "Let the cabinet discuss this matter first, and I will make a conclusion after reading it."

Seeing Zhou Wenyuan leading the decree, Wang Xieshan finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this matter is basically immovable, and the 10,000+ people on the grassland are finally saved.

After that, I still talked one by one, and quarreled one by one, but it didn't matter, so Taifu Guo stopped talking.

When the morning meeting was about to end, the chief eunuch Xu Wei read the list of Fengyi sergeant's promotion. Want to be a thousand households or a hundred leaders?Everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but the first one shocked everyone again.

"Appointment guards to lead the Wei Chi, promoted to the Imperial College to sacrifice wine..."

The main hall was suddenly so quiet that you could hear the needle drop, and then Si Ye of the two Imperial Colleges blushed.

After reading the list, the hall was still eerily quiet.

Wei Chi, what on earth did that stupid little bastard use to make the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine?Almost all the civil servants were so shocked that they forgot to quarrel.

Wei Chi, what on earth did that stupid little bastard use to make the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine?The military officer also dropped his jaw in shock and forgot to watch the quarrel.

When the shock was enough, several young men from the civil service walked out of the team angrily, almost asking Fatty Guo the reason for his promotion in a harsh tone.There are roughly a few points-this time the promotion has skipped the rank and department, and I didn't discuss it with the Imperial College.

Fatty Guo didn't say anything this time, and a cold voice rang from the highest place in the hall: "If you hadn't kept Feng Yi, everyone wouldn't have passed this year. He was already in the military department, why didn't you see him at that time?" You came out to speak? As for leapfrogging, he himself is a precedent, why didn’t you come out to speak at that time? According to Emperor Xian, the Guozijian already had military students, but it was because you were not effective in running the school, and almost failed to produce a single talent! ! Wei Chi’s thesis was born as an auspicious scholar, and discussing martial arts is the first achievement of Feng Yi! This promotion is what I mean.”

Those who were kneeling on the ground wanted to argue, but the two Siye had already scrambled out of the line, lying in a row, poking their buttocks: "My emperor is wise, I hope His Majesty will forgive me if I neglect my duties!"

Manchu civil and military officials looked at the two old men sympathetically, Lord Qu 65, Lord Gong 61, and the two white-headed ones were waiting for the place to sacrifice wine. I don’t know how much effort I spent, but I didn’t know that they were suddenly popped up What Wei Chi took advantage of, that's all, but he is still a baby who is a few rounds younger, at the age of a grandson, how can two old men be in love?And it is precisely because the official position of the Guozijian Jijiu is vacant, the two old men can only get to the early court when they are old. Now that the Guozijian Jijiu has a person, the next morning will probably have to go back to the palace to drink... If the sacrificial wine could see the expressions of these two, think about the grievances of those years, and touch my heart, maybe I can express that resentment?

The onlookers knew in their hearts that the anxious ones were all off the court, and the onlookers on both sides were silent.Just as Fatty Guo expected, because Wei Chi was recommended, they didn't argue very much. Although the two managers were dissatisfied, they were both veterans who knew how to assess the situation and could only bear with it for the time being.

Everyone looked down on Masters Qu and Gong, and also left a little leisure for Wei Chi to wait for his good show—is this Guozijian an easy place to come and go?I'm afraid I'm going to peel off a layer of skin?

After leaving the early court, Wang Xieshan went to Xiyuan. Since it was necessary to negotiate a peace, the Ministry of War should get busy in a dignified manner.He breathed a sigh of relief and then heaved a sigh of relief. Judging from Wang Yunyi's letter, this Wei Chi seemed to be a confidant, at least a confidant of the Geng family. You must know that it was the Geng family's effort to enter the military department this time... But What's the matter with this Guozijian sacrificial wine?Did he operate it himself?or someone else?Wang Xieshan sighed, it was worth leaving him behind for the time being, and saving the lives of the Wang family first.

Wei Chi received the promotion order in the afternoon.Wei Chi was really surprised by this transfer order, and she couldn't figure out what the emperor meant, but this time was different from the past, and she could no longer consult with the King of Yan.

Kowtowing his head and receiving a new official uniform and patch, Wei Chi retreated to the yard in a daze, touching his dark blue embroidered robe. Wei Chi couldn't help but think of what his teacher said before the exam. Just accept it, but you never thought that if you want to accept it after entering the official path, you will not be able to accept it...

My heart is big, and it is difficult to go back.

Because it is the Hanlin Academy, all the polite colleagues just congratulated and said goodbye politely.Now that I am no longer a member of the Imperial Academy, I will move out soon. Everyone said some kind words that they couldn't bear to part with, and went to do their own things one after another.Wei Chi rewarded Yiqing and Chen Hu, and asked Chen Hu how things were going that day.Yiqing shook his head: "I tried my best, but it's a pity that it's really an incorrect person."

"This..." In fact, Wei Chi also knew that Chen Hu's military merits were one thing, but it was another thing to be admitted to the government. Given his current fortune, it was still hard to come by.

"My lord," Chen Hu knelt down suddenly: "If your lord doesn't dislike it, let the young one do things with you. If your lord doesn't dislike the young Lu Stupid, the young one can go to the Ministry of War to exchange his merits for reward silver."

Wei Chi was very surprised. Chen Hu meant to be a private official. This is not a stable job. Although the imperial court also paid out money, the amount of this depends on the official position of the master's family, and there is no hope for his own future.

"There is a lot of time, you have to think about it, don't be impulsive."

Chen Hu kowtowed: "My lord, the little one has been thinking about it all the time these few days. I really figured it out. If my lord doesn't dislike it, please accept the little one."

Wei Chi hurriedly helped Chen Hu up: "You're welcome, I'll give you three more days, and if you think it through, answer me, and I'll definitely agree."

Chen Hu walked out of the study, took a deep breath, and let it out again: "Young Master Yi, take me to the military election office?"

Yiqing was surprised: "What's wrong?"

"I'm going to collect the silver reward."

Yiqing pulled Chen Hu's arm: "Didn't your lord tell you to think about it for three days?"

Chen Hu said with a smile: "How can the person under the gun stick be so ink-stained? I will go to collect it today. It is my blessing that the lord accepts me. I am afraid that the lord will go back on his word."

Yiqing smiled, feeling that this ugly bastard was not all flaws: "Let's go! I'll take you there!"

Wei Chi saw Chen Hu striding out in the inner courtyard, knowing what year he had been, he shook his head with a helpless smile, and said to himself: "Obviously he is a man, but he is so clingy that he can't leave. Why didn’t you have this nostalgia back then? If the wings were a little stiffer, they would flutter outwards, and they didn’t have the slightest intention of repaying their gratitude... Tsk, as expected, like a teacher, there must be a disciple.”

Taking a sip of the tea on the seat, Wei Chi took a book and was about to sit down and read it when he suddenly heard Chen Hu's voice loudly: "Master Wei, do you think who is here?"

Wei Chi stood up, only to see a person waving at him beside Du Yingshu—Hu Yanglin?

Wei Chi quickly put down his books and ran out: "You're here!" After saying that, he slapped Populus euphratica on the shoulder hard.

Hu Yanglin chuckled: "I returned home a few years ago, didn't I just return to Beijing?" one way.

Wei Chi laughed and said, "Same joy, same joy!"

Hu Yanglin sorted out his official uniform shyly. This time he was promoted to the General Banner of the Great Han, and he will be the head of the palace guard in the future. It seems that the promotion is not much, but it is actually an incomparable job.No matter how big the border officials are, don't they have their heads tied to their waistbands to survive?The former has Xu Longshan, and the latter has Wang Yunyi who is still drinking the cold wind in the grassland.But the position in the palace is different. In the same position, leisure is much more stable, and there is no shortage of regular holidays and long vacations. In other words, there are more time for family reunions.

Hu Yanglin was obviously very happy with his good luck: "It's also good for you, I feel relieved after returning to the civil service position. I thought you would stay in the military department, and I was thinking of asking for my life to go back."

Wei Chi pulled Populus euphratica into the room and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? You have to feel at ease. This opportunity is rare. If you miss it, you will have to wait for the next life."

Hu Yanglin also just came to the palm and drove directly to the bodyguard department to report that he was the only one who was promoted from the Wang family army, so he made the delivery, and the new boss patted him on the shoulder with a smile, telling him that Master Shen Yangshen meant it.Only then did Hu Yanglin realize that he had met a noble person, so he quickly thanked him.Now that there are layers of reminders, the old-school people will not bully students, talking and laughing very enthusiastically.Coincidentally, when it comes to that Tu Huzi, he naturally has no official position, but he was stuffed into the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen and became a small captain.In Jinyiwei, although the school lieutenant is called a school lieutenant, he is not an official at all, but an ordinary soldier, but how difficult is it to get in?How can Tu Huzi He De get in?

"I found out later that it was recommended by King Qin." Hu Yanglin told what he knew.

Wei Chi sighed, thinking that this person is a person who cares about everything. He said casually that day that he really did it. He didn't know if this Tu Huzi would be able to bear the great kindness and be worthy of this position.

"Don't talk about business," Wei Chi poured tea for Hu Yanglin himself: "Stay here for dinner tonight, how is your mother and father? How are your two younger brothers?"

Hu Yanglin thanked: "Thank you for your hard work, everything is going well, the second brother is getting married, and he is just waiting for my eldest brother to come back. Remember to come when Shaohu is free, don't say I didn't post."

Chen Hu was not in a hurry to go to the yamen anymore, he stood aside and listened cheerfully: "When will General Hu marry himself? The second brother is getting better."

Everyone laughed when they heard the joke.The old rules in the Central Plains are to be arranged first and last, but nowadays they don't really care so much, just don't marry too late.Hu Yanglin and Chen Hu are also very familiar, knowing that this is a joke, they also laughed.

Chen Hu said again: "General Hu, don't forget yourself. He also incidentally thought of Mr. Wei. If you are going to be overtaken by the younger generation, you will suffer a lot if you hold a banquet at the end."

This is the principle in the Central Plains. The later the marriage, the more relatives will be entertained. As for eating and drinking, everyone joked that the person who married later would suffer.During the joke, Hu Yanglin couldn't help looking at Wei Chi's face, and felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Chen Hu say that Wei Chi was incidentally involved in the matter of marrying his wife.Wei Chi's face is much thicker, and some jokes are too much, and it's hard to care about them. Since everyone thinks it's funny, let's laugh.

Hu Yanglin didn't stay for dinner, he is now on duty in the palace, without the worry of his life, he dare not be absent from work without reason.Before leaving, Hu Yanglin said to Wei Chi: "After I came back, I often communicated with General Tang. He said he was a heartless person. I hope you don't care about the past. He respects you from the bottom of his heart... "

Wei Chi signaled Hu Yanglin not to say any more: "I know this, and there were my faults in the past, and I tormented him so much... I'm really sorry."

Hu Yanglin laughed and said, "Tsk, it's really you who caused General Tang's dysentery..."

Wei Chi pretended to push him out of the door: "Don't say it, don't say it..."

After sending Populus euphratica away, it was getting late, Wei Chi picked up the book he had left behind and started flipping through it, but what he was thinking was—everyone had arranged Feng Yi's affairs well, so... what about Wang Jiajun outside the Great Wall?

Kuai Ma, who had been in a hurry all night, had already left the customs with Wang Xieshan's secret letter. It seemed that these things were not for a small person like Wei Chi to worry about, but what she should pay attention to were things she had never thought of.

It became clear what Chen Xing sent Hui'er to inquire about. This Wei Chi had inserted himself into Chen Yuxiang's world in just three days, and the maid next to Yuxiang was also suspected of contributing to the flames.

Hui'er said: "Eunuch Qin was the one who went out with the princess that day, and the slaves followed him to ask some questions. He said that Tangtang didn't seem to know Mr. Wei, so Mr. Wei probably guessed it from Eunuch Qin's clothes. Yinmao, he didn't say a word on the way, and he didn't squint at what he shouldn't look at."

Chen Xing asked Huier, "What do you think?"

Hui'er thought for a moment: "If you go back to the emperor, the princess is young, but she just lost her mind for a while."

"What about Wei Chi?"

Hui'er shook her head: "This servant doesn't know, he is a minister, and this servant doesn't know what the minister thinks."

"...I'm afraid he doesn't like my princess." Chen Yan smiled wryly: "He is going to the Ministry of War and is willing to go, which shows that he is a person with a heart. If he is really married to the royal family, wouldn't he live up to his own future? Unless... ..."

"Unless what?" Hui'er asked, "The Emperor always says that half is hidden."

"Unless he is also tempted..." Chen Yan stretched his arm and tapped his forehead: "But from the perspective of this person who is obsessed with fame and fame, it is difficult!"

"What does Mr. Wei have to do with the emperor's indifference? Don't say he is indifferent, he is infatuated. In the end, whether he succeeds or not is determined by the emperor's decree?"

Chen Xing got up and stuffed all the folders in Huier's hands into Hui'er's hand: "The little girl is stupid! When I grew up with me when I was studying and growing up, why do you still say such stupid things? Order, order, if the people below don't Work hard, the will is just a piece of paper."

Hui'er looked down at the booklet in her hand, the reign title was four years of health, the year Wang Yunyi resigned from office...

The author has something to say: Wei Chi was more happy than worried when he was finally promoted.