eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 240 The right to speak

Mr. Liu Ge is finally coming to his famous place, full of guests and friends.

After all these years, he has been placed in the position of chief minister of the cabinet, and he is sandwiched between the officials and an emperor who likes to "twist", and he is also suffering in his heart.

However, when Liu Jin came to Liu's Mansion, he did not see the scene where the guests and hosts were having a good time and drinking wine. Instead, many people gathered at the door. After listening carefully, they realized that Xi Xiangong thanked the guests!

"Mr. Li Ge, is Mr. Xie Ge here?"

It was late in the evening, and the sky was getting darker. Liu Jin and You Zhi, the supervisor of ceremonies, and others wore big red robes and approached the crowd under the guidance of lanterns.

The foreign ministers saw that all the supervisors of ceremonies had come, so they spontaneously made way for Li Dongyang and Xie Qian at the end of the road.

In fact, even Wang Jia, Min Yu and others also came, because the emperor relaxed his mouth, recognized Liu Xixian's official voice and achievements, and entrusted Liu Xixian with the people of the province, so at least in the case of gentlemen and villains.
"Eunuch Liu." Li and Xie cupped their hands, and then they also made room to reveal the gate of Liu's residence.

Liu Jin stepped forward to take a look, and sure enough, the door was closed. Logically speaking, it is not a big problem for him to open the door at this time as he is the handprint of the supervisor of ceremonies. Face, ask someone to read a book, the emperor's board will also hit his ass.

"Elder Li Ge, Elder Xie Ge, what does Mr. Xi Xian mean by this? Even the two old elders can't enter this gate?"

Li Dongyang really smiled wryly, shook his head and said, "It's been decades, and his temper has never changed."

"Then you just arrived?"

"For a while, everyone didn't want to leave."

Liu Jin hissed and made a 'bad' expression, "Then what should I do? Your Majesty even asked our family to bring a gift. But this door can't be entered, how can our family explain to His Majesty?"

Did the emperor bring a gift to a demoted official?
This is rarely heard.

Xie Ge said, "Since it is His Majesty's intention, Mr. Xi Xian will always open the door."

"Hey, you can't say that. Your Majesty just sent our family to give gifts, and didn't send our family to break through the door. The gift is just delivered, and it's none of my business whether to accept it or not."

"I'll knock on the door again." Li Dongyang raised his sleeves and stepped forward two steps, "The supervisor of ceremonies is here, this door still has to be opened."

Liu Jin pursed her lips and smiled.

These people waited for a while, probably because of the butler's message, and then the door of the Liu Mansion was opened.

Liu Jian didn't want to pick up the guests, one was because he was in a bad mood, and the other was that it was difficult to arrange the ceremony of hospitality. Usually, he was the chief minister, and no matter who came, he was his 'lower official', but now, there are Many of them are his bosses, what do you want him to do?
What's more, such a big feast, made it feel like a New Year's Eve, and spread it to the palace, what do you make the emperor think?
But it's different when the chief inspector comes. Today, the emperor still restrains the internal officials. Since the chief inspector is here, it must be the emperor's intention.

So how could he continue to close this door?
Liu Jin came in side by side with Li and Xie. To put it bluntly, he represented the emperor when he left the palace, so he couldn't be careless about everything.Moreover, he is also a smart person. Knowing Liu Jian's embarrassment, he said loudly in public: "Liu's residence is not Fengtian Palace, and it is not a court meeting at this moment. We are guests here, and we have no other status except guests, so no one will be neglected." Don't say that Mr. Xixian didn't take your face into consideration. After all, Mr. Xixian opened the door for the emperor's sake, otherwise, we wouldn't even be able to drink hot tea, so apart from the emperor, we would lose face!"

"Don't dare." Liu Jian was also embarrassed. He wanted to adjust his mentality and position in a very short time. He bowed his hands to everyone, "Today is Liu who didn't take good care of him, please be patient!"

The power of his words is not as strong as that of Liu Jin, who is in the hands of the supervisor of ceremonies. He said that there are not so many rules, so naturally he can be more casual.

But after Liu Jin sat down, she just blew hot and cold tea instead of talking.

Li Dongyang saw that the atmosphere was a little silent, so he asked: "Eunuch Liu, does your majesty have an oral order?"

"Not at all." Liu Jin said with a smile, "Your Majesty just asked the Supervisor of Rituals to join in the fun. Mr. Xixian is dedicated to serving the people and is about to take office. His Majesty said that the palace is indispensable among those who will see him off."

Everyone muttered in their hearts, although there are too many people, they are not afraid.But it's hard to say whether the emperor was unhappy with their gathering in the Liu residence.

Now that Liu Jin is here, it's hard to say something.For example, if you want to feel sorry for Liu Jian, what should you say?
As a result, the atmosphere became a little weird.

"Your Majesty has a broad mind, and he is the true character of a generation of Mingjun." Xie Qian could only talk and talk about something that was not nutritious, but everyone actually didn't feel much after hearing it.

Liu Jin saw the old men in the room looking at each other, feeling a little disapproving, and then asked: "Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, you have all been waiting outside the mansion for a long time. You must have something to say to Mr. Xi Xian?"

"Yes." Li Dongyang said helplessly, "I came here today as an old friend. The imperial decree has been issued, and Xixian will go to Shandong in the near future. Among them..."

He originally wanted to say that from the cabinet to the chief envoy, there must be grievances.But I couldn't say it...

If you really want to talk about it, are you just blaming the emperor?And there’s a real problem, talk about it in the afternoon, if you don’t talk about what’s behind it at the time, what’s more, if you don’t want to be an official, it’s okay, the court is run by your family, you can be whatever you want.

"... Xixian, take care of yourself. Your Majesty has already said that as long as you serve the people as an official, we can still meet again in Beijing in the future."

Liu Jian waved his hand. He didn't want to go back to Beijing. After he left, Li Dongyang succeeded him as the chief executive.He came back a few years later, how should this position be placed?
He didn't want to do those troubles again.

"Binzhi, I now feel more and more that what His Majesty said is right. Being an official and benefiting the common people is only true if you have a clear conscience. It's a lucky fortune to be able to do something for the common people now."

Maybe this is Liu Jian's sincere words, but most people still have doubts after hearing it. The more officials become smaller, do they still feel satisfied?If we really feel that you are so satisfied, then why come?
However, many people really dare not say those resentful words in front of Liu Jin.

Liu Jin is such a smart person, and he gradually realized that he was a little disdainful, even sneered, and felt aggrieved for the emperor.

The reserved looks of many of them really made him look down on them.

So he simply got up and stopped moaning, "Gong Xixian, Your Majesty asked our family to bring a gift. I think Mr. Xi Xian would not like ordinary things, so I sent this green brush to you. After arriving in Shandong, although I can't see the emperor, I hope that Mr. Xian still has a pen, and if there is something unfair or harmful to the people in Shandong, I hope you can send it to Beijing to let the emperor know!"

This gift... seems to have some meaning... The emperor still trusts Liu Xixian!
Is this to make him work for a few more years?
"Your Majesty's gift is so generous... how dare I accept it?"

Liu Jin can also talk, saying: "This gift is still accepted. If you don't accept it, what about Shandong?"

That means, it's a bit like a holy order.

Liu Jian had no choice but to take the pen, and bowed to the palace, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift!"

After the good words were finished, Liu Jin's expression began to change.

"The gift has been delivered, and our family will leave now. So as not to affect the conversation here. Speaking of which, His Majesty sent our family over, without mentioning it, he said that he wanted to support Mr. Xixian, so that some people would think that his family was overwhelmed." , deliberately making things difficult, when the time comes, it will be more difficult for a chief executive than the cabinet chief, won't it harm the people of my Ming Dynasty? I just don't know the guests of Xi Xiangong's mansion, sighing the ups and downs of life, what I think in my heart Is it the official position, rank, officialdom, or the people of Shandong! Your Majesty is worried about the inconvenience of Mr. Xixian's administration, do you think of it?!"

These words were very arrogant, many people clenched their fists and their faces were sullen.But he is the No. [-] figure in the Supervisor of Rituals.

The emperor also used this to once again show his heart for the people and for the people. He just couldn't hold on to that mountain of morality.

After Liu Jin finished speaking, there was no fear in the eyes of everyone, and she left Liu's mansion swaggeringly.

After the person left, someone shook his sleeve angrily: How dare a eunuch talk about the world and the people here!
Min Gui taunted: "When Eunuch Liu was here, you talked about it!"

"Everyone!" Liu Jian said loudly, "If you really come to see Liu off, Liu will treat you with tea. If you come here to make noise, please forgive me for not being good at hospitality."

Even if it was stopped, it would be fine.

After Liu Jin returned to the palace, she returned to her life.

This made Zhu Houzhao a little unhappy, "I am for the common people. They may think that I can't see the grand occasion of Liu's house, so I specially sent you to disrupt the situation. Your reprimand tonight is very good, and sometimes you should Dig out their hearts and expose them to the sun!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment. This servant has really seen tonight what it means to measure the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

After thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao still felt that it was wrong. This was a matter of the right to speak. How could his good intentions have turned into a faint resentment towards the emperor in the circle of literati before he left the capital?If they continue to teach, they will be the ones who worry about the country and the people instead of the emperor!

It's worth it!

And he had a bad breath in his heart that was brought out by this group of people. These poor things, sour official positions, and sour feelings, indeed have ups and downs in his heart, but how many of them are the ups and downs that are put on the common people?
When he ordered Liu Jin to go, he really didn't think too much about it, and his original intention was to do good for the people of Shandong.I didn't expect that there was such an atmosphere in Liu's mansion. A group of people faltered, which means that Liu Jian was wronged. The emperor wronged a gentleman, right? !
The atmosphere in the Liu Mansion is actually the atmosphere of the officialdom. The high officials are far away from the common people, and their thoughts and thoughts are rarely related to the common people. Helping Qingliu to flatter each other, holding books of sages and sages, and scolding those in power.

Just as the emperor thought, Liu Jian might be embarrassed when he went to Shandong, which would affect the common people.How many people are really worried?
"Come here!" The emperor turned around abruptly, "Chuan Jinyiwei! I'm bullying him once today, but I want to see who he is and what he said in the Liu residence!"

It is said to be Jinyiwei, but it is actually Mao Yuwen, especially at this late hour.Fortunately, Mao Yuwen came quickly. He knew that he would enter the palace at any time, and he lived close to the imperial city.

So in less than a quarter of an hour, he knelt down in Qianqing Palace.

"It's still the old way, the prisoner's dilemma. You take people to the mansions of the officials below the minister, tell them not to sleep tonight, and write down exactly what you said in Liu's mansion. If you are wrong, you will be punished as a bully!" "

"Officials above the Minister of Servant Xuan came to the palace, I will listen to them! Let's see what the chief inspector can't listen to, and I can't listen to it!"

Liu Jin was ecstatic in his heart, this is the emperor he loves, and this is the correct use of power!
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It's really New Year's Eve!See what I mean! !
(End of this chapter)