In the Nanjing Governor's Mansion, Bing Bi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies in charge of the Jiangnan area, and Chen Ju, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, were having a drink with Li Xiuqing in the second hall.
Li Xiushan has been guarding Nanjing for more than five years. According to Zhu Yijun's rules for controlling eunuchs in the world, Li Xiushan may return to Beijing next summer to serve as the eunuch Bingbi.
Therefore, the two of them talked happily. Chen Ju, who had the imperial mandate, first carefully inquired about the political situation and official dynamics in Jiangnan in recent times, and then the two of them talked about the draft.
Li Xiuqing said: "I never expected that the scope of this draft would be so large. In Yunnan and other border areas, the imperial court would actually send imperial envoys."
Chen Ju smiled when he heard this, stood up and stretched, then sat down and said, "I feel a little more relaxed after leaving the capital - Your Majesty sent me out this time to cultivate myself, haha."
Li Xiuqing was a smart person. Hearing this, he knew there was something more to the matter and looked at Chen Ju with inquiring eyes.
Chen Ju thought about what he was about to say in his mind, and felt that there was nothing to say, so he smiled and said: "Xiushan Gong doesn't know something. When the emperor acts, two or more things will inevitably happen to one thing. The internal officials who left the capital this time
, and also have the emperor's mandate to visit people's sentiments and political conditions in various places, and conduct market research for the emperor's factories and stores. When we get back, we will all hand in the "inspection report" - oh, but I have to read them one by one.
"
After hearing this, Li Xiuqing also smiled bitterly and said: "What Duke Lingang said is that in the past two years, I and other servants of the emperor have done these 'research', 'inspection', submitted various 'summaries' and 'reports', all written
I’m about to vomit—Your Majesty, can you look over here?”
Chen Ju wiped his face, as if wiping away a handful of bitter tears, and said with a smile: "The emperor really can't see it, but what does the attendant's office do? It processes these reports and approved memorials every day, forming abbreviations
Report it to the Emperor. If the Emperor asks for details, he will find the original report and submit it. The civil and military officials guarding the eunuch mansions in various places are now trapped by the Emperor with 'plans', 'schedules' and 'summaries'
After taking off the bridle, the burden of the documents is more than three or five times greater than before."
When Li Xiushan heard him talking about the attendant room, he first flattered Chen Ju and said, "The Duke of Linggang has just left the Dongchang factory and has been appointed as the minister of the inner court. He can compete with his ancestors in the same court. I am envious of him."
When Chen Ju heard this, there was no look of pride on his face. He smiled bitterly at Li Xiushan and said: "Although Duke Xiushan has not been in the inner court for a long time, he should know that the current governance is completely different from that of the late emperor. When I walk in the inner court, I feel like walking on thin ice every day. I dare not
Even if you are not slacking off in the slightest, your hair will grow early even though you are in your prime." After saying that, he pointed to his temples and showed them to Li Xiuqing.
When Li Xiuqing looked carefully, she saw that Chen Ju's temples were white. She was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue and said, "If I go back to serve as the ceremonial supervisor, will I be so tired?"
Chen Ju drank the wine in front of him in one gulp and laughed loudly: "Nowadays, in this huge empire, from top to bottom, is there anyone who is not tired?" Two days before leaving the capital, a certain person praised the emperor for his hard work in the attendant's office.
I am diligent, guess what the emperor said?"
Seeing Li Xiuqing's attitude of listening attentively, Chen Ju smiled bitterly and said: "At that time, the emperor looked at me with strange eyes and laughed loudly, 'Chen Wanhua, where are you now? The more tiring days than now are still to come. Because I want to
It’s just that you don’t dare to find a job if you want to grow taller, otherwise you won’t be allowed to read at least four hours a day, memorial book?’”
After hearing this, Li Xiuqing's face turned pale, and her calves were so frightened that her legs twisted. He sighed: "Your Majesty wants to read it for four hours. How many hours do we want to read it, and how many books do we need to write?"
Chen Ju listened and said: "That's right. Your Majesty is reading an abbreviation. We have to study at least a dozen memorials carefully. It's enough to just read these. The key is to find out what the predecessors did about something.
The details can only be submitted after making a 'comparison' and a 'pros and cons analysis'. Hey, people in the attendant's room say that half a month's worth of words can be written in half a year's space."
After a pause, Chen Ju continued: "For the establishment of the Attendant's Office, we first assigned the work of the Supervisor of Ceremonies to write the summary of the memorial. The purpose is to allow us to grasp the outline. After the emperor read the cabinet notices and the Secretary of Ceremonies,
After the superintendent approved the memorial and made further comments on the memorial, the attendants would carefully read the memorial selected by the emperor and distribute the memorials in it one by one. Those who should check the files should go out.
If you're going to do research, go do research, and then submit a policy research report on something. - Hey, how did you come up with these words, Your Majesty?"
Li Xiuqing wanted to know the inside story of the central operation, so she couldn't help but ask: "What does the British businessman do? Does he read these things?"
Speaking of the British Duke, Chen Ju was full of opinions. However, he was deep-tempered and did not reveal his true colors. He just said lightly: "There are several marquises in the attendant's room. The uncles are in there and are responsible for coordinating the imperial guards, guarding Chenju and other people."
The British Duke, the court minister, is only responsible for matters such as the awarding of fields for the nine-border military meritorious service - the rest of the palace affairs are still in charge of Zhang Hong."
After hearing this sentence, Li Xiuqing had a rough idea. She turned the topic to the draft and said: "A certain godson, named Feng Bangning. Well, he is the proprietor of "Huangming Nanjing Daily". The Suzhou bookmaker didn't know where he got it.
Because of his relationship, he wants to send a girl to Duke Linggang to see. I have also inquired about it before, and I heard that she is the legitimate daughter of the eldest son of the clan, and she is really beautiful - is this possible? "
After hearing this, Chen Ju knew that Li Xiuqing's words were definitely not just for him to take a look at, but to use his influence in the inner court to recommend the girl to be one of the nine concubines. Hearing this, Li Xiuqing smiled.
He asked: "How is your conduct?"
Li Xiuqing secretly knew something, and said with joy: "This branch of the Zhuang family has been cultivated and read in the past dynasties since Zhuang Ji in the Western Han Dynasty, and has been passed down for thousands of years. How can such a family be so poorly educated?"
"I heard that Zhuang Jingjia is good at reading, especially history. She is really soft and jade-like, graceful and graceful. There were rumors before that the banker could retreat from the land, burn debts, and pay off his grievances and hide from all kinds of things.
The trouble of breaking down the door was due to this woman advising her father to use Feng Xuan to serve as a guest to Mr. Mengchang."
Chen Ju was surprised when he heard this and said: "How can a girl in a boudoir know so much? I'm going to see some things - well, I have nothing to do these two days, so Mr. Xiushan can arrange it."
Li Xiuqing was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "This family has been waiting for Duke Lingang to drive away, and he is now in Nanjing! If nothing happens in the afternoon, how about we come and see Duke Lingang?"
Seeing that Li Xiuqing was as enthusiastic as burning coals, Chen Ju looked at him with a smile but not a smile. Li Xiuqing showed no shyness and said with a calm smile: "The ancients used a thousand pieces of gold to reward the king with a smile. How can the banker dare to follow him? Mr. Linggang fell in love.
, three thousand taels of pure gold as an offering - if you can really get what you want, why should you be stingy even if you have ten thousand taels of gold?"
After hearing this, Chen Ju condensed his eyes and sneered: "What does it mean to get what you want? Duke Xiushan can explain it clearly."
When Li Xiuqing saw that Chen Ju was asking about the basics, she said seriously: "To be honest with Mr. Lingang, I have already seen Zhuang Jingjia yesterday. Let's put it this way - a country and a city! As long as you can live in front of the emperor, the position of queen will at least be
30% sure!”
A 30% certainty was already the limit for the internal officials in charge of the primary election to manipulate the draft. After hearing this, Chen Ju became really curious about Zhuang Jingjia!