dressed as a scholar

It was already winter months before Chu Jingfei led the troops away from the imperial court, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in military uniforms left the city, which was especially spectacular in the morning frost.

This time, the old emperor personally watched the army go on the city tower, which can be said to have high hopes.Fang Yu followed a series of bureaucrats and sent the army with the emperor.

The war in the northwest has occupied the attention of the people in the court for a long time, but the soldiers and horses escorted the food and grass, and it took about a month to arrive in the northwest. There are many complicated things in the court, and the year is approaching. In summary, the evaluation of officials and schools quickly put the heat of the war behind.

Fang Yu finished the matter of Qiu Lie. The picture book he drew earlier was concise and clear at a glance, and the Hanlin Academy's errands were also easy to handle. He quickly compiled the text and bound it into the daily note.Fang Yu cut or modified all the albums of paintings, and finally customized them into a collection of paintings, which is very similar to the products produced by art students who went out to sketch.

He went out from the side hall of Hanlin, and took the picture album to Master Hanlin and Ganshi to read. Although he was very relieved about his own aesthetics, he had to follow the rules of the palace, and the old man nodded.

He was in a good mood. Two days ago, he invited a doctor to the mansion to check Xiao Qiao's pulse. Qiao Hezhi was in good health, and the delivery was sure to be safe, and it would be this month.

Now that Qiu Lie's government affairs have been dealt with, he will be free, and he will be able to spend more time with Qiao Hezhi at that time. He has already asked Gan Shidu and Master Hanlin for instructions, and he is willing to approve leave with him. There is no need for him to go to the official department to write down the leave note, and it depends on the face of the person, so the dry servant reads it and takes it by the way.

These days, the Ministry of Officials is busy checking the achievements of the cost-effective officials for a year. If they commit crimes, they will be recorded. When the time comes, they will continue to serve or be promoted, and they will be given year-end rewards during the Chinese New Year. At that time, it will be passed up to the cabinet. After the grand master reviews it, it will be shown to the emperor. It is the busiest time of the year for the bureaucracy, and trivial matters such as ordinary leave of absence have no face.

When Fang Yu entered Hanlin, the northwest war broke out in the imperial court. Except for the officials who recorded the autumn hunting, everyone else had to be busy remembering that the sixth prince led troops to the northwest. There were not many things, but the emperor attached great importance to this matter, and It is the prince who leads the army, and it is also a major event that can be recorded in the annals of history. Everyone dare not slack off, and they are all busy.

Because Master Hanlin and Gan Shidu were busy with other things, and it was near the end of the year, it was very difficult for the department leaders not to be busy, so they handed over this errand to Editor Kong.

In the past two days, editor Kong has held great power, and his tail is up again.

"Master Kong, do you know where Gan Shidu and Master Hanlin went?"

When Fang Yu returned to his seat, the two adults were not there, and Xiao Wang was not there. Seeing that only Kong Moyu was drinking tea with his feet up, which was in stark contrast to the busy Hanlin, he asked aloud.

Kong Zhuan gave Fang Yu a sideways look, but his mood was not as relaxed as drinking tea, and he choked: "Look at Mr. Fang's words, and I don't have eyes on the two adults, how can I know where they went. Besides, isn't Lord Xiaofang the closest friend to the two adults on weekdays, why are you asking about me now?"

Fang Yu smiled, instead of continuing to talk about it, he asked, "I wonder how the Northwest incident is going?"

Hearing this, Kong Zhuan thought that Fang Yu was mocking him for fishing, so he put down the teacup, looked directly at Fang Yu, and his voice became cold: "I said, Mr. Fang, do you think that you are going to go hunting with the emperor in autumn?" You can't be superior to others, but now you even ask about my affairs, you really worked hard, Master Xiao Fang is so hardworking, it really shouldn't be resigned to a seventh-rank editor."

"My lord, I misunderstood. The lower officials are just busy with the matter of the autumn hunt. Seeing that my colleagues are still busy, I just want to ask if there is anything else that needs manpower for the editor. I can do it together. At that time, the emperor can be sent to the office earlier." Is the matter of confession done well?"

Everyone glanced at this when they heard the words. Editor Kong, with his seniority, often took advantage of the loopholes in doing things and handed things over to newcomers. The newcomers were not very familiar with government affairs, so they had to be Free squeeze, after the completion of the credit is still compiled by Kong, Xiao Wang who was sitting next to him was the most unlucky, but after being reprimanded by Gan Shidu, he restrained himself a bit, so he went to squeeze the far newcomers.

The adults above don't care about it, but the leader has a lot of things to do, and he has to meet the emperor, so the pressure is also very high. Where there is time to keep an eye on the people under him, as long as there is no major incident, the leader will generally not intervene. Moreover, Editor Kong has always been a person who is very good at putting on a smile in front of the leader, and he has already seen it on the first day he came.

Fang Yu had been upset for a long time and took the opportunity to sneer and sneer: "Master Xiao Fang is really dexterous, and his kung fu of winning people's hearts is really admirable. See how nice the words are. No wonder the emperor is also very useful." .”

"cough."

Editor Kong turned his back to the window, talking blaringly happily, in the past he would usually lose in a verbal battle with Fang Yu, but today Fang Yu was unable to speak because of his disheveled face, and even moved Hands and feet, with a look of embarrassment, he was even more proud in his heart, coughing at his colleague in the distance, intending to interrupt him, and said: "Why, a junior can't help saying that it's just because he looks down on him. Just be strict with him."

"I don't know that Kong Qing takes care of the younger generation in this way. Why don't you come to me and discuss with me how to discipline the officials."

A solid voice sounded from the back, Kong Zuanzhuan's pupils shrank suddenly, and he almost couldn't catch his breath and passed out. Black stars appeared in front of his eyes, and he turned around stiffly. salute.

Kong Zuan was almost scared to pee, everyone bowed their hands in salute, and he was the only one who knelt down.

The old emperor stood with his hands behind his back on the corridor outside the Hanlin window, shook his head slightly, and was rather disappointed: "I remember that when you entered the Imperial Academy, the articles and characters were well written. I thought you would make a lot of achievements. The performance appraisal of the Ministry of Officials was a complete mess, and now that I have endured so many years of qualifications, I finally made up for the six-rank revision."

The old emperor looked down at the man kneeling on the ground like a frightened bird, and said again: "I also wondered why this happened. Now that I stepped into the Hanlin, I learned a thing or two. Kong Qing, your name is Kong Youde, but you are There is a loss of virtue."

Kong Bianzhuan was also a man of eloquence, but he couldn't find many excuses in front of the emperor today, his body was shaking like chaff, and he could only spit out a thousand words: "Your Majesty..."

"Forget it, let's save some trouble with the officials."

The emperor's face was colorless, and people were shocked: "Kong Youde of the Imperial Academy will be transferred to the Ministry of Execution."

Everyone had different thoughts, Fang Yu was silent, Zhao Mo was an official of the eighth rank, it was really unlucky to drop a few ranks all of a sudden.Kong Youde is not too young now, if he downgrades now, it may be difficult to climb up in this life.

Besides, where is the Ministry of Punishment, where life and death are fought, civil servants who are used to living in Hanlin used to not only have to be squeezed out by military officials, but also can hardly bear such psychological pressure.

Fang Yu summed it up in two words: What a tragedy!

No one in the Imperial Academy dared to intercede, and no one wanted to intercede for Kong Youde. Only one person who was prostrate on the ground and was already crying thanked the emperor for his kindness.

The old emperor finally arranged for his son to go to the northwest. For the time being, it was a matter on his mind. Now he wanted to visit and inspect the government affairs of various departments, and the Imperial Academy was closest to the emperor. He also wanted to see if the Imperial Academy could take care of it. Qiu Lie's affairs were handled well, but unfortunately, he bumped into the arrogant Kong Youde.

It's also fate, Kong Youde is used to flattering his superiors and bullying his inferiors, how can he not get his shoes wet when he often walks by the river.

The old emperor looked up at Fang Yu, who bowed his head respectfully, and asked, "Has the brochure been revised?"

Seeing the emperor's question, Fang Yu hurriedly said: "The minister has roughly finished it, but I haven't had time to show it to Lord Hanlin in the future."

"It's okay, take it first and have a look with me."

Fang Yu had no choice but to follow the order and handed over a thick stack of books, like a father-in-law who finished the work first, and his eyes lit up when he saw the finely carved wood cover: "Oh, Your Majesty, look, it's so beautiful!"

The emperor looked at the heavy picture album, and held it like his father-in-law, and opened it by himself. The first page was the vast scene of the emperor taking the princes and grandchildren out of the Forbidden City, which was repainted by Fang Yu, and the second page was the scene of setting up camp in the hunting ground. , There is a series of stories going down page by page.

When Qiu Lie and Fang Yu accompanied him, he looked at some of the drafts, some were half-drawn, and there were still some that he didn't see. He came back today and added some. He felt much better after looking through it.

From the corner of his eyes, Fang Yu saw that the old man was struggling to hold the album for the emperor to read. There were so many drawings in it, and it was inlaid with a wooden cover. Let Rong Weichen introduce you."

The emperor nodded, just as the father-in-law had a kind smile in his eyes when he passed the picture album over, Fang Yu hurriedly took the picture album over politely, looked through it with the emperor, and said with a smile: "The words on the picture album are written by Master Hanlin. Yes, Weichen's few words are really not on the stage, even the Hanlin adults can't bear to look down on them, and this year's busy schedule has squeezed out time to do Weichen's work."

The old emperor also laughed: "Qin Aiqing's calligraphy is really good, and he taught the calligraphy of several princes."

Fang Yu suddenly realized and said: "No wonder why I asked Master Hanlin to point out one, two, and one bad handwriting, but Master Hanlin refused. Now the case has been solved."

After opening it for a while, the old emperor was a little tired from standing, and said, "If you kindly wish, take the album to my bedroom, and I will have a look at it later."

Eunuch Ru responded happily, and carefully closed the album for the young eunuch accompanying him.

Before leaving, the old emperor took another look at Fang Yu: "There is a vacancy in the Imperial Academy today, so you can fill it."