Chapter 134 My time is running out

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 134 My time is running out

Except for the slightly comical dance of the Great God at the beginning, the rest of the ancestor worship process is really solemn and cumbersome.

Offer incense, read blessings, offer three animals, rice soup, offer tea to ancestors, offer wine, burn blessings

Especially when everyone kowtows and bows nine times to the tablets in the ancestral hall, more than a hundred people move in unison, and Xia Yuan is inexplicably excited.

He felt that now he was like the one hundred and eight generals in Liangshan who paid homage to the Second Master Guan in the Juyi Hall. After paying homage to him, they drank a bowl of wine together and would raise their troops to revolt as soon as the bowl was thrown down.

As the dignified Duke Jie Yuangong, he was definitely in the front row, not to mention the C position. He thought about it and realized that he was probably in the position of Lu Zhishen, the flower monk.

After three prostrations and nine bows, everyone stood up silently. Only Xia Yuan was still kneeling on the ground. Xia Ru, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but kick him lightly with his toes.

After kicking several times in a row, Xia Yuan was brought back to reality from his fantasy. When he looked up again, he saw that everyone had stood up and hurriedly got up from the ground.

Why can I still think about these things in such a solemn ancestor worship activity? I really feel sorry for my ancestors.

He silently reflected on himself facing the tablets of his ancestors.

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The New Year passed quickly, and after more than half a month of suspension, all government offices in the country began to resume operations.

After half a month's rest, Zhu Youtang's complexion improved a lot. On the first day after the new year, three ministers from the cabinet met.

After the three people paid homage, Zhu Youtang looked past Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, to the veteran minister next to Xie Qian, and then smiled and said: "I was thinking before, after the beginning of the new year, Li

I wonder if you will come back, but I didn’t expect you to come back. This can be said to be the first happy event that I have encountered in the fifteen years of Hongzhi."

"I am ashamed, veteran." Li Dongyang bowed with a look of shame on his face, "I am taking leave this time to arrange my posthumous affairs in advance and choose a place for burial. To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I feel that my time is running out.

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Zhu Youtang's face couldn't help but twitch. Looking back at the past, he did not dare to say that his deputy cabinet minister had dedicated himself to death, but he could definitely be called conscientious.

But starting from this year, he seemed to be a completely different person. He seemed to have nothing else to do all day long. Every day he was just thinking about how to retire and return home, and to resign in a different way.

I can't ask the reason. If I ask, it means that I am old, my time is running out, and I am about to die. That's basically it.

But even dogs didn't believe this. Zhu Youtang looked at Li Dongyang, whose body was stronger than that of a middle-aged man in his thirties. He didn't even blush when he said such a thing?

Without answering this question, Zhu Youtang cheered up and said: "At the beginning of the new year, everything is renewed. The spring of the fifteenth year of Hongzhi is about to begin. The time is naturally the same as in previous years, so it is scheduled for the ninth day of February.

, As for the chief examiner of this joint examination, the Li Qing family will be in charge."

This decision was both unexpected and reasonable.

Liu Jian, the mature and solemn chief minister of the cabinet, looked solemn, but Xie Qian, the third minister, couldn't help but smile and glanced at Li Dongyang beside him. His eyes were clearly caring and a bit gloating.

The emperor didn't know the reason why Li Dongyang changed his ways to resign all day long, but as a colleague, he knew very well that Mr. Li had an unspeakable problem.

Of course, since it was an unspeakable disease, Li Dongyang was determined not to tell anyone, but staying in a check-in room and watching him fidgeting all day long, Xie Qian could guess it even if he didn't.

Come out - Mr. Li has hemorrhoids.

He noticed Xie Qian's gaze, but Li Dongyang didn't want to pay attention to him, but he did have hemorrhoids, which was very serious. Since he got the disease this year, he has been having trouble sitting and lying down every day, and the pain is excruciating.

Of course, there are many ways to treat hemorrhoids in this era, but they are more novel.

There are roughly two types of effective treatment methods. One is the hemorrhoid treatment method. Simply put, it involves inserting a medicated strip or medicated nail into the hemorrhoid.

Then push the hemorrhoids with the medicated nails into that thing. They have to be inserted every day and have to be replaced every day until the hemorrhoids dry up, become necrotic, fall off and heal.

The other method is to cut it for permanent cure, but the method of cutting is even more curious. Find a dog's bladder, insert a small bamboo tube into it, and then... insert it into the skin swallow.

Then the doctor blows hard into the small bamboo tube with his mouth to make the dog's bladder swell in the intestines and squeeze out all the hemorrhoids. Then he raises and lowers the knife, and finally applies medicine and is done.

These two methods compete with each other in humiliation.

Li Dongyang could never accept this. When he thought about those parts being seen by others and being exposed to other things, he felt that it would be better to die cleanly.

The treatment method he could accept was very conservative. He used medicinal soup to wash his butt every day. Unfortunately, it was of no use and he still had trouble sitting and sleeping.

So he thought of resigning. It was really uncomfortable to sit in the duty room all day long, so lying on his stomach would make him more comfortable. However, lying on his stomach in the duty room was really degrading, and he wanted to go home and lie down on his stomach.

It was too shameful to tell the truth. Li Dongyang couldn't save face and couldn't open his mouth. He could only make up the excuse of resigning because he was old and his time was running out.

He even went out of his way to choose a cemetery, just to convince Emperor Hongzhi that he was indeed running out of time to let him go.

However, His Majesty did not let go and arranged another sedentary job for himself, as a master examiner.

"Your Majesty, I already served as the examiner during the 12th year of Hongzhi's examination. It would be inconsistent with etiquette if I still serve as the examiner for this examination this year."

Having said that, Li Dongyang turned his attention to Xie Qian, and then said: "I recommend one person, Xie Qian, who is upright and upright, sees things clearly and has a strong sense of integrity. He is the best candidate for this examination."

The examination is such a big event that the examiner must choose a senior minister from the court. Among these three cabinet ministers, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang have both served as examiner, but Xie Qian has not. If it is based on seniority, this year is the right time.

It's his turn.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "It's true that there is a disagreement with Li, so whatever, this year's examination will be hosted by Xie Qing's family."

Hearing this, the smile on Xie Qian's face disappeared instantly. He thought of his son Xie Pi. If he served as the examiner, wouldn't it mean that his son would not be able to participate in the examination this year and would have to wait again?

Three years?

Xie Qian couldn't stop laughing. Now it was Li Dongyang's turn to smile. He was about to imitate Xie Qian and glance at him with his eyes, but unexpectedly Emperor Hongzhi added at this time, "When the palace examination is held, Li Dongyang will

Your Majesty will serve as the examination examiner for this palace."

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Neither the Second Assistant to the Cabinet nor the Third Assistant to the Cabinet stopped laughing, but according to the law of conservation of energy, smiles will not disappear, they will only transfer, and their smiles transferred to Liu Jian's face.
Chapter completed!