Li Jinglong took square steps and walked into the duty office of the South Study Room.
The moment he crossed the threshold, he flicked his wrist, and the mutton-fat jade piece he was playing with fell silently into his sleeve.
Just as he was about to speak, he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the south study room.
All the ministers in the South Study Room lowered their heads, seemingly staring at the work in their hands, but their eyes kept wandering outward, and there was something in their eyes.
"What's wrong?" Li Jinglong nodded to everyone as a greeting. He sat down next to Xie Jin and gave the other person a questioning look, meaning, "What are you thinking about?"
Xie Jin also looked around, smiled slightly, and then wrote a sentence on the paper, "Li Zhigang went in!"
"Where did you go? Li Jinglong didn't understand. He quickly moved his fingers on the table as a question.
"Tsk!" Xie Jin rolled his eyes at him and pointed his finger at the sky.
"Hiss!" At this moment, Li Jinglong turned around and blinked his eyelids.
Then he suddenly started scratching on the table with his fingers, as if chicken claws were convulsing, "For that?"
Xie Jin nodded silently and gave him a gloating look.
Li Jinglong blinked again, sat there and scratched the back of his head.
The emperor wanted to implement the New Deal, and as the minister of Nanshufang, he knew it very well. In fact, this matter had nothing to do with him, civil and military affairs were different. He also wished that he had nothing to do with him and ended up clean.
Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xin Yande, who was sitting at the very door, looking intently as if everyone owed him money, and he suddenly fell into deep thought.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xie Jin handed over a note, "Li, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, Censor of Zuodu, walking in the South Study Room!"
Li Jinglong looked at it carefully, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
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At this moment, two young eunuchs came from outside carrying a table and a chair.
After standing at the door, I looked in the door a little nervously.
Just then, Zhu Gaochi came in from the outside, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile, "It's hot enough in the morning!" Then he saw a few little eunuchs carrying the guy, "What's going on?"
"Go back to Your Highness! I have been ordered to add a table to the South Study Room, Mr. Li!" a young eunuch whispered.
"Which Mr. Li?" Zhu Gaochi looked confused. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Zhigang holding a box in his own hands and hurried towards this direction.
With Zhu Gaochi's intelligence, he immediately understood what was going on. This Minister Li was the delivery room delivering the good news that he had given birth!
"Congratulations!" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.
"It's all the emperor's wrong love. I feel so ashamed for my subordinates!" Li Zhigang held the box, which contained the four treasures of the study and various documents. He was obviously very tired.
"I asked why I heard magpies chirping when I went out this morning. It turns out there is a happy event!" Li Jinglong stood up and walked outside the door, laughing and saying, "We have a new child in our south study room today?"
Everyone in the south study room also started laughing, but their smiles were a bit intriguing.
Originally, the eight people in Nan Shufang formed different factions, but the forces between them were very balanced. Now that Li Zhigang was suddenly promoted to one of them, will the originally balanced forces be broken?
Those who can enter this duty room are all elites from the Ming Dynasty.
Everyone knew why the emperor suddenly promoted a minister.
You can despise this unscrupulous person from the bottom of your heart, but you must root for this guy deep in your heart. Moreover, the treatment the emperor gave him was too high, and it was beyond everyone's expectation.
Li Zhigang's arrival was a small matter, but everyone was worried about a big matter. Because Li Zhigang involved the emperor's determination to implement the New Deal, the means to implement the New Deal, and more importantly, the stability of the court and the local area.
"Hurry up!" Li Jinglong ordered, "Put Mr. Li's table by the window so that the air can be drawn in and cool down!"
"You can just put it wherever you want, just find a corner! I didn't want to come, but...it's difficult to handle holy orders!" Li Zhigang smiled happily and clasped his fists at everyone, "You are all seniors of lower officials. You will rarely ask for advice in the future, so please
Please don’t hesitate to give me some advice. Also, Xiaguan is a very naive person. If there is anything wrong with me, please forgive me!”
"When you enter this door, you are your own family. Everyone works for Lord Long Live, regardless of each other!" Li Jinglong laughed, then helped Li Zhigang put things on the table and looked around, "Today can be regarded as our south study room.
It’s a rare happy event, I think so, I will be the host tonight at our Hongbin Tower. Firstly, I will congratulate Mr. Li on his promotion and support him, and secondly, we can also get in touch with our colleagues!”
As soon as he said he was inviting guests, Xie Jin immediately lowered his head, covered his mouth with a fan, and wanted to have fun.
Li Zhigang stood up immediately after hearing this and said hurriedly, "No, no, no!" As he said that, he looked around and said with a smile, "I'm a junior, so I should be a host! I'll treat you!"
"No way, no way!" Li Jinglong couldn't help but shook his head, "There's no reason for a newcomer like you to spend money? I'll do it..." He said, laughing, "It's a good season for eating fish. I asked Hongbin Tower to prepare a meal."
Dun Yuqi. Hongbinlou is a chef from Shunde, Guangdong, and the fish shells are as thin as cicada wings..."
He was talking enthusiastically when suddenly a cold voice sounded, "National mourning!"
Suddenly, Li Jinglong's enthusiasm was extinguished as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him.
He looked at Xin Yande who was speaking angrily, and then said apologetically to Li Zhigang, "Another day! Let the future be longer!"
"All your subordinates will obey your arrangements, Lord!" Li Zhigang laughed so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.
If only in the past, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong could talk to him so politely. Not to mention this Duke, he just came from the Qianbu Corridor Rites Office, and the guards along the way all smiled at him. How could this have happened before?
!
Sitting in front of the table, looking up is the Qianqing Palace. You can face the emperor day and night, and you are surrounded by the core figures of the Ming Dynasty. Although you know in your heart that this place must be a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, and you will get burned if you are not careful, you can't help but feel a little bit in your heart.
Very proud.
Then, he felt even more excited when he saw Xin Yande standing up and placing stacks of memorials on the desks of every minister in the South Study Room.
That was something he never dared to think about before, the secrets of the Ming Empire, the military affairs of the Ming Empire!
On the side, Zhang Yan looked at Li Zhigang coldly, and then turned his eyes to the side.
The desk of Hou Yong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was empty. He was obviously dealing with the government affairs of his headquarters and had not had time to come over.
"The emperor has appointed him as the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Is Lao Hou's position in danger?" Zhang Yan thought to himself, "Even if it is not in danger, having such a careless subordinate on the table is enough to drink a pot! Lao Hou
He is a gentleman, can you beat him?"
Immediately, he frowned and thought to himself, "The new policy of government and gentry receiving food from one body will definitely cause an uproar, and it might even lead to a great purge. The knife chosen by the emperor is not only cool but also poisonous!"
Thinking in his mind, he couldn't help but look at Li Zhigang again. As soon as his eyes fell, his eyes suddenly condensed.
Because he clearly saw that there was a thick file on Li Zhigang's desk.
There are a few big characters written on it: the appointment and dismissal of civil servants in the 25th year of Hongwu.
"Does he want to investigate the appointment and removal of local officials after the 25th year of Hongwu?" Zhang Yan thought to himself, "This guy is really going to die without making any surprises. He will cause a big trouble as soon as he starts!"
In the south study room, everyone has their own thoughts.
Only Li Jinglong and Xie Jin seemed to be a little aloof from the incident. After making eye contact, the two of them slipped out of the duty office one after another and walked into the snack room, pretending to drink tea and snacks.
"Did you see it? You're so impressive, you just came running after being promoted!" Xie Jin said in a low voice, "I'm just a walker, can't I do errands in the hall? I have to run and squeeze in, for fear that others won't know?"
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Li Jinglong smiled, "It's sour! I can smell the sour taste in your mouth from two miles away!"
"You see, he has the nerve?" Jie Jin snorted again, "Not deep at all, as if he is superior to others by coming closer!" He said, looking outside, "He doesn't know that there is a lot of water here.
It’s so deep! There are times when he feels uncomfortable!”
Li Jinglong knew that they, the literati, had a bad habit of talking about right and wrong, so he didn't say anything and just laughed.
After Jie Jin had said enough, he said, "You, don't underestimate him! If you can catch the eyes of Long Live Lord, you must have a lot of skills!" He said, lowering his voice, "That man's skills are amazing, you