To The Land of Nevernight

Wang Qin stood up, and directly tied the jade and the sachet to his belt.

Seeing his actions, Tang Shen was slightly taken aback, but did not speak.

Tang Shen really didn't know what customs the ancients had for celebrating their birthdays.He recalled it and thought that he should at least eat longevity noodles.But in his hometown, he eats noodles at noon and wine banquet at night.After holding back for a while, Tang Shen still said, "Senior brother, have you had noodles yet?"

Wang Qin naturally knew what Tang Shen was thinking, he said to the butler, "Two bowls of noodles."

The housekeeper ordered: "Serve two bowls of longevity noodles."

Tang Shen was stunned.

For Wang Qin's birthday, he could eat longevity noodles by himself, so why did he even have his share?But Tang Shen didn't have time to refuse, the servant took the housekeeper's order and ran to the kitchen.After a while, the boy came to the garden with two bowls of noodles.

Tang Shen stared at the face on the table, speechless.

"Little brother doesn't like noodles?"

Tang Shen: "No."

Wang Qin pulled his face: "It must be that the kitchen is not done to your liking."

"No!"

"Let's eat then."

Tang Shen helplessly picked up the chopsticks and began to eat the noodles.He took three or four mouthfuls before realizing that Wang Qin had only taken one mouthful, so he put down his chopsticks and stopped eating.Tang Shen asked strangely, "Why didn't senior brother eat it?"

Wang Qin looked surprised, and said naturally: "We just had dinner just now, and we're not hungry at all, so naturally we won't eat."

Tang Shen: "..."

If you panic, he won't panic!

Tang Shen also threw away his chopsticks speechlessly, stopped eating such disgusting noodles, and scolded Wang Zifeng in his heart.But when Wang Zifeng yelled "Jing Ze", Tang Shen immediately said "Hey" obediently.After answering, Tang Shen wanted to give himself a big mouth: What a shame!Well, you Wang Zifeng, now he has to flatter you, and he won't need to flatter you in the future, let's wait and see!

The two brothers talked for a while, Tang Shen left and went home, Wang Qin personally sent him to the gate of Shangshu's mansion.

Watching Tang Shen go away, Wang Zifeng held the folding fan with his right hand and tapped it lightly on the palm of his left hand.After knocking for a while, he raised his fan and pointed at Tang Shen's back, saying, "Did you say he was talking bad about me again in his heart?"

The butler looked around, thinking that there was no one else around, the young master was talking to himself.

The butler thought to himself: Did you scold you? Don't you have any points in your heart!

The housekeeper's eyes drooped: "I don't know."

There was a smile on Wang Qinjiao's good face, but her tone was very serious: "But I see him slandering me very funny, and I can't help but want to tease him. What do you think about this?"

housekeeper:"……"

Wang Qin didn't intend to listen to the steward's reply at all. He stroked the top-quality white jade on his waist, sighed, turned and walked into the gate of Shangshu's mansion.

On the seventh day of October, the Son of Heaven celebrates his birthday.

Small officials like Tang Shen are not qualified to go to the Temple of Heaven to participate in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, but when civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor worship their ancestors, they also have to kneel and sit in the courtyard of the Imperial Academy, separated by more than ten miles. On the road, feel the mighty "Tianwei" from afar.In the afternoon, the long ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven finally came to an end.The civil and military officials entered the palace for a banquet, and the junior officials of the sixth and seventh ranks were on vacation and went home happily.

The emperor's birthday, amnesty for the world.

Three days later, on the tenth day of October, Tang Shen changed into a brand new sixth-rank official robe and came to Zhongshu Provincial Yamen.

During the former dynasty, Qijulang and Qijushen belonged to the Ministry of Internal History.In this dynasty, Taizu abolished the Ministry of Internal History and established the Ministry of Zhongshu.Most of the officials of Zhongshu Province have other part-time jobs. For example, Wang Qin is the Minister of the Household Department of Shangshu Province, but he is also the cabinet minister of Zhongshu Province, known as Wang Xianggong.Once the officials of Zhongshu Province have no other part-time jobs, there are only two kinds left.

One is phase, and the other is living officials like Tang Shen and Yao Tong.

Either the official residence is first-class, and the power is poured into the court; or the emperor's close minister is responsible for the emperor's daily life records.

When they arrived at Zhongshu Provincial Yamen, Yao Tong came earlier than Tang Shen.When he saw Tang Shen, he said, "Jing Ze, I didn't expect us to meet again by such a fate. Zhongshu Sheng is no better than the Imperial Academy, and we will have to take care of each other in the future."

Tang Shen said naturally: "Let's encourage Brother Wenji!"

After the two exchanged pleasantries, two officials in fifth-rank official robes came in at the door.Tang Shen bowed to the two of them, and the two of them exchanged the same-level salute with Yao Pu.One of them said: "This must be Mr. Yao Wenji, and this is Mr. Tang Jingze. My name is Li Shu, and I am the fifth-rank householder with Mr. Yao. This is Mr. Zhang Sizhang, who is also Mr. Tang. Lang."

Zhang Sidao: "I will accompany you today, and the two housekeepers have already been selected. Tomorrow, Master Li will accompany you. By then, Master Tang, you will have to enter the palace."

Tang Shen asked: "Master Zhang, will I record the daily life tomorrow?" He looked embarrassed, "To be honest, I just entered the Ministry of Education, my eyes are dark, I don't know what to ask, I'm afraid there will be a joke tomorrow. I It is small to make a joke, but it is big to startle Sheng Jia. What should I do tomorrow."

Tang Shen was sixteen this year. He had a worried look on his face, his brows were furrowed, and he clenched his hands, as if he was really frightened.

Seeing this, the two living men of the fifth grade looked at each other and smiled, and said that it was just like the rumors, just a child.Li Shudao: "You don't have to worry, I will lead you tomorrow, and it's not just you. Then, you will stand behind me and watch how I record the daily life. I will stand on the left side of the Holy Majesty, Another living person is standing on the right. You and Master Yao have just arrived and are not yet familiar with government affairs. So, today you go to read the "Liuju Zhu" written during the Kaiping period of this dynasty, and see as much as you can. When you look at When the day is over, you will naturally know what to do."

Yao Bo and Tang Shen looked at each other, both with wry smiles: "Yes."

Unexpectedly, after leaving the Imperial Academy, I still have to read books!

Tang Shen and Yao Ji each took a thick copy of "Daily Life Notes" and started to read.When he looked at it, he saw the sunset on the west mountain, and the emperor returned to the harem after cultivating immortality.After the emperor enters the harem, the living servants and living servants can finish their day's work.

Tang Shen returned home and washed his face with cold water.The cold water hit his face, and he suddenly woke up.

Tang Shen came back to his senses, his gaze was like a torch, and he quickly took out a blank booklet from the shelf in the study.He immediately studied the ink, and quickly wrote on the paper with a fine brush: "On the fourth day of August in the 24th year of Kaiping, there was a star meteor as big as a peach, and it fell to the southeast. Li Xiaoren, the inspector of Qin Tianjian, entered the palace at night..."

Closing his eyes, a line of words immediately appeared in front of his eyes. Tang Shen continued to write: "On the seventh day of August in the 24th year of Kaiping, the Holy One summoned Su Wenyun, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. The emperor said: 'I was afraid of a dream last night. The railing of blood and tears." Su Qing replied: "Your Majesty is more merciful than a minister." The emperor said: "When the world mourns, I mourn. Su Qing mourns my sorrow? When the common people are rewarded and the people are blessed, I am amnesty to the world!" On this day, Emperor Song pardoned sinners."

Tang Shen wrote down lines of words on the blank rice paper at an extremely fast speed.

Never forget!

Even Tang Shen never thought that one day he would use this golden finger in this place.

Today, when Tang Shen went to the warehouse of Zhongshu Province to pick out books, he picked the "Liuju Zhu" from Kaiping 24 to 26.He spent the whole day, only reading books in the beginning of a year, and there are still more than a year of books left to read.

After writing what he thought might be related, Tang Shen let out a long sigh of relief and sat down on the chair.He picked up the counterfeit "Life Notes" written by himself, and read it carefully.

Tang Shen's writing is very complicated, including a sentence that Zhao Fu said occasionally, and also a conversation when Zhao Fu summoned his courtiers.He recorded everything that might be related to the Songqing party members.

However these...

"Far from enough!"

Tang Shen threw the book heavily on the desk, his eyes were full of red threads: "The emperor amnesty the world, naturally it is impossible to let Zhong Taisheng go. The amnesty will only forgive some petty criminals, and all serious offenders will not be pardoned." Zhao Fu pardoned the criminal, was it really just because he had a nightmare, or what did he want to do?"

Tang Shen thought hard: "After the meteor night, this is the only time he mentioned the prisoner. What did I overlook?"

Tang Shen flipped through the book quickly, but no matter how he looked at it, he had no clue.

Like Mount Tai pressing on his shoulders, Tang Shen only felt that he couldn't breathe.He clearly knew that Zhong Taisheng's death was most likely related to Zhao Fu, and he also knew that the palace coup 27 years ago was also related to Zhao Fu.But all kinds of things are secretly entwined like spider webs, and even if he opened his eyes wide, he couldn't see through them.

"It's because I know too little now." Tang Shen made a judgment.

Bold assumptions, careful verification.That's the only way!

Tang Shen blew out the candles in the study room, quietly hid the book in the dark compartment behind the bookshelf, and went back to his room to rest.

On the second day of Choushi, before dawn, Tang Shen changed into his official robe and came to the Zhongshu Provincial Yamen.

Seeing Tang Shen arriving early, Li Shu nodded appreciatively.After another living room person came, Li Shu took a look at that person, without saying a word, directly led Tang Shen and that person into the palace.In the pitch black night, under the starry sky, the three little officials walked quickly in the palace without raising their heads.

There was a complete silence in the palace, the palace was plunged into darkness, like a man-eating beast with its mouth open quietly.

The three of them came to Zichen Hall, only eunuchs and maids in the hall were kneeling on the ground to clean.Li Shu said to Tang Shen and the two of them: "Shut up." Naturally, the two of them would not speak, so he brought them to the back of the throne.

Tang Shen only came to Zichen Hall on the day when he was awarded the top three in the palace examination. At that time, he was standing in the center of the hall, and he was the Tanhualang who was awarded by Zhao Fu himself.

Li Shu exchanged glances with the living room man, who had long been experienced, and quietly walked to the right.Tang Shen followed Li Shu to the left.They walked around the throne and came to the side of Taibai Shibi.I saw a small table and chair hidden behind a coiled dragon white jade column with five people hugging each other.

The table is narrow and small, and the chair is just a stool made of three wooden boards.

Tang Shen looked at it several times in surprise.When he appointed Tanhualang that day, he never thought that there would be people behind the two pillars next to the throne!

Li Shu: "You stand behind me and block your figure with a pillar."

Tang Shen: "Yes."

Li Shu sat down and rubbed the ink gently.

After waiting for a while, the maids and eunuchs in charge of cleaning the Zichen Palace came out in a file.Another group of eunuchs entered through the side door. After they entered, the last one closed the door of Zichen Hall.Two quarters of an hour later, a sharp voice came from outside the door, as if someone was speaking at the top of their lungs: "Hundred officials enter the palace!"

"Hundreds of officials enter the palace!"

"Hundreds of officials enter the palace..."

The sound passed down layer by layer, resounding throughout the palace.

When the voice fell, Tang Shen stretched his ears and heard footsteps.The eunuchs who had already entered the Zichen Palace lowered their heads at this moment, and walked to the gates of the halls on both sides. With a creak, the four of them worked together to open a door.A total of eight eunuchs opened all the two side doors.The next moment, all civil and military officials in official robes of various ranks entered the palace one by one.

Tang Shen and Li Shu stood on the left side of the throne, that is, on the right side of the Baiguan.

Wen is left, Wu is right.Standing in front of Tang Shen was a group of generals.Tang Shen raised his head and found Wang Qin standing in the rank of civil servants on the left. He was wearing a red official robe and holding a long jade wat, standing in the third position behind the civil servants.The two before him were both wearing first-grade civil official robes.Some of the people beside him were also wearing first-grade official robes.

Among this group of officials, the last one was wearing a fourth-rank official robe.

Song Chongwen, since the Taizu, has abolished the kneeling ritual, and the usual "kneeling" refers to "kneeling and sitting".In the early dynasty, all the officials could not even kneel down to the emperor, but stood in the hall and looked up at the emperor.

In the main hall, the gold bricks all over the floor gave off layers of chill.

All the officials stood holding the wat, and after waiting for a quarter of an hour, the eunuch Ji Fu raised his voice and said loudly: "All the officials are here!"

Li Shu immediately stood up, and Tang Shen followed his example, bowing to each other and saluting with all the officials in the hall.Dozens of people shouted in unison, and the sound shook through the Zichen Palace and reached the sky.

"I have seen Your Majesty!"