Chapter 106 Yongzhou Tea
Xu Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief as the people flowed out of Donghua Gate. When Kou Yu was in the Sansi, he mentioned several things related to Xu Ping, one was the new cast iron coins, the other was the controversy about the tea method, and the treasury affairs in the Beijing Municipal Bureau.
The rise and fall of the treasury in the Beijing civic courts is too numerous to involve, and the report will be submitted after the discussion in the future. The new minting and tea laws are discussed in the afternoon in front of the Chongzheng Palace.
At this time, the sun was already rising high, and it seemed that it was spring warmly.
Outside Donghua Gate, hawkers of various kinds were hawking at the top of their voices, and the servants of various kinds of officials were either holding horses or preparing cars, and there were crowds of people.
Xu Ping squeezed out of the crowd, and the servant hurriedly ran forward with his horse, his mouth full of bulging, and he didn't know what to eat.
After getting on the horse, Xu Ping said, "Go to the side cultivation site. I will go to the palace to report later. Don't go home."
The servant responded and led his horse along the horse walking street to the Sansi Yamen to the south.
Only the prime minister has the privilege of riding horses in the imperial city. After going to court, many officials like Xu Ping chose to go out outside Donghua Gate to ride around the front. There were not many officials willing to walk to the front.
As soon as he entered the Sansi Yamen, Kou Yu sent someone to ask Xu Ping to discuss matters at his chief's office.
It turned out that he was not nervous alone. Xu Pingqiang calmed down and ordered the servant to settle the horses, find a teahouse outside the Sansi Yamen to wait for tea, and then take him to the Chief Office.
After entering the official hall, I saw Kou Yu walking around the hall at a glance, muttering something.
Seeing Xu Ping coming in, Kou Xu hurriedly said, "Yunxing, you are here just right. Let's discuss how to deal with it when you enter the palace later? Most of the prime ministers are here today, and they all disagree with our opinions. You can't be careless at all."
The prime minister has great decision-making power for these matters, and it is not reduced by discussing this authority in front of the emperor. Today, the most important thing for the three ministers is to obtain the support of the prime minister. The emperor is actually just a kind of existence, and generally does not make a decision before the prime minister makes a statement. With Xu Ping's identity, it is much easier to obtain the support of the emperor than to fight for the prime minister, but that is useless. The most important thing is the attitude of the prime ministers. It is precisely because of this that Kou Yu is so nervous.
In general administrative affairs, the prime ministers made collective decisions, then submitted a letter to the palace and the emperor to approve it, and then sent it to the minister's disciples, and the prime minister painted an imperial edict, which was to be formal administrative edicts.
Occasionally, the emperor will also issue hand edicts, but basically does not involve specific administrative affairs. If the prime minister agrees, the sherenyuan will also make a word to form a familiar case, and finally the prime minister will draw a edict and go through the procedures. Without this procedure, a simple hand edict will have no legal effect. It is okay to go to the palace to talk or have a banquet. If it involves laws or specific matters, the execution of the officials who receive the execution and not execution are between the two. If the execution is done, it is likely that all kinds of officials will be worn by various officials in the future. There is no way to not enforce the emperor. As for whether he has a broad eye or holds a grudge from now on, it depends on the specific person and matter.
Therefore, the emperor tried not to criticize the edicts for state affairs, so as not to be embarrassed and difficult for his ministers to do it. This rule was broken by the later Emperor Shenzong, and the secret edicts were all over the sky. Fortunately, Shenzong was awake and did not cause great chaos. When it was Huizong, the imperial edicts and internal edicts became disasters, and the prime minister's edicts became jokes, which eventually led to great disasters.
In fact, Xu Ping and Kou Yu had talked about this matter many times. Seeing that Kou Yu was still worried, Xu Ping followed him one by one with him, and stopped until both of them felt that there was no problem.
Kou Yu rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, you should go back and prepare for the work of the palace. There must be no omission. Whether we will become famous or lose our lives, it depends on the news this afternoon!"
Xu Ping responded, bid farewell to Kou Yu and returned to his own Regulations and Editorial Office.
Kou Yu was already old and in good health. He was also burdened with his previous relationship with Ding Wei. He saw anyone in the court, so he could only bury his head and run forward. For others, the Sansi Envoy was a springboard for promotion to the prime minister, but for Kou Yu, it was extremely difficult to take this step. I wonder how many people were staring at him. Without strong political achievements, it was basically impossible to enter the two palaces in this life, and this time, it was his opportunity.
If the reform of the tea law becomes an offensive and the money law becomes more effective, Kou Yu will have further capital. No matter how many people dislike him, their real political achievements can shut up.
So Kou is more nervous than Xu Ping and is determined to achieve perfect results. After all, Xu Ping is still young and has a relationship with the emperor. He can withstand the toss and a calm mind.
Just around noon, Kou Yu went to the editorial office and had lunch here with Xu Ping, preparing to enter the palace.
The canteen of the editorial office has rich dishes, including meat and vegetables. Xu Ping also made wooden dining plates according to the style of his previous life, and adopted the form of a buffet, which is many times better than solving lunch at a stall outside.
Not long after the opening, officials from other yamen came here to have a meal, but they couldn't drive them away. However, Shi Quanbin didn't know how to lose money. He got Xu Ping's advice and directly marked the price clearly, how much meat and vegetable prices were. After making the brand, he stood directly at the door of the canteen of the editorial office. Those from other yamen paid the money first and then ate, and the money collected was calculated as the minister's money in the editorial office.
Watching the sun slid across the sky and listening to the sound of bells and drums coming from the front of Wende Hall, Xu Ping and Kou Yu took their entourage out of the Sansi Yamen and rode straight out of Donghua Gate.
When he arrived outside the Chuigong Hall, Li Zhang was on duty. He received the letter and completed various procedures. He took Xu Ping and Kou Yu to the depths of the Inner. It was almost the Spring Festival. At the most lively time in the capital, there were also various lanterns in the palace, which was a lively scene.
When he entered the Chuigong Hall, he saw that only the Privy Council's Privy Council's Privy Council's Privy Council's Privy Council's deputy Privy Councilor Li Zi were in the hall, accompanying the Emperor Zhao Zhen, who was sitting in the top, had a peaceful tea, but the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall had not come yet.
Because of his previous life, Xu Ping was used to drinking loose tea. When he was in Yongzhou, he changed the method of finishing the era from steamed green to fried green, making the loose tea taste no less than the top tea round tea of this era. With Xu Ping's status increasing, loose tea has gradually spread, especially because it is easy to brew and is suitable for guests, and is very popular among some scholars and officials who are highly praised and elegant.
The most proud thing Zhao Zhen was to defeat Jiaozhi after taking office was to defeat Jiaozhi, and his martial arts at least surpassed his father. Although Xu Ping did not receive any support from the court during the war, it did not prevent Zhao Zhen from taking it out and showing off when he was fine. Among the tributes in Yongzhou, there was the fried loose tea handed down by Xu Ping, which was actually used in the official etiquette occasions of the palace.
Xu Ping and Kou Yi came forward to see the li, and Zhao Zhen ordered to give him a seat.
The two sat down and the little yellow door put tea on. When Xu Ping saw that it was the loose tea he made in Yongzhou, which was the green tea he mentioned in his previous life, he felt a move and noticed that there were several baskets next to him, which were the tribute tea from Yongzhou.
It seems that Zhao Zhen has already leaned towards himself in his heart, and now he only looks at the few ministers of the prime minister.
After taking a sip of tea, Xu Ping quietly looked at the palace gate and waited for the arrival of several prime ministers. Last time the charcoal price argument was that he had no experience in returning to Beijing and had various flaws. He could not repeat the same mistakes this time.
Chapter completed!