Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 473 Chapter 6.44 Make him look happy
Volume VI

6.44 Make his face full of peach blossoms
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Seeing that the entire court was silent for a long time, the group of people standing in the middle seemed to have become clowns. Both sides were not practicing martial arts, and those who did not participate had weird expressions. By this time, basically everyone with brains realized the problem, and the generals The people here were naturally happy to see the joke, but the civil servants were helpless.

As long as it can't be proved that Zhou Yang was present at what happened yesterday, or that the soldiers who came to smash and rob were ordered by him, it would be of no use. The most he could do was to deal with the crime of violating military discipline and kill a dozen Qiu Ba who had committed the crime. It will only make the family more embarrassed, not to mention that now that the parties involved are backing down, it is obvious that there is something unspeakable.

"Mei Hanlin, is there really nothing lost in the house, and no family members were injured?" After holding back for a long time, seeing the scene almost became a joke, Kong Lu, the head of the Imperial Academy, had no choice but to come forward in person, "Don't worry, no matter how old you are If you are wronged, I can make the decision for you, and I will never let the villain go unpunished!"

"Thank you for your concern, Sir. There is nothing wrong with being in a lower position." Mei Hanlin has never changed his position in his life. This is the first time that his boss cares about him so much. He almost impulsively tells the truth, but in the end he controls it rationally, "Yesterday, there was indeed something A few rebel soldiers came to the door, but they were in a humble position and had no money, so they left when they saw that there was no benefit."

It’s not that Mei Hanlin is timid. He doesn’t want to offend his boss. The problem is that his wife and concubines have been snatched away. If he speaks out, he will be killed immediately. If his boss doesn’t like him, he will continue to act like a transparent person. , and he really had no choice between being a green turtle and dying in society, not to mention that he received more than 1000 taels of "compensation".

"Mei Hanlin is serious!" Kong Lu almost said this through gritted teeth, then angrily returned to his original position and said nothing.

"Mei Aiqing is as clean as water!" Seeing that the court meeting was cold and the so-called "impeachment" could no longer go on, Emperor Changxing, who had been watching the whole show, officially opened his mouth to finish, but he was also very curious about what the problem was, "Lin Aiqing, what It’s your fault if such a person doesn’t use it!”

"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I was indeed negligent." Lin Ruhai hurriedly stepped out of the queue and understood that Guo Kai had to listen to these words in reverse. "Now is the official assessment, there will be some position adjustments. With Mei Hanlin's talent, it is not It should be wasted on some written books, but needs to be placed in a more important position. It is better to experience it first and see the practice before it can be reused."

"Lin Aiqing is interested!" Emperor Changxing saw that Lin Ruhai understood what he meant, nodded with satisfaction, glanced at the poor imperial censors who were still awkwardly standing in the middle, and turned to the three big bosses of the Hanlin Academy and the Supervisory Academy with a cold face He said, "I am very pleased that you are loyal to your duties, but you must understand the situation beforehand and never do something ridiculous like this.

It happens to be another official assessment. Lin Aiqing, didn't you say there would be a lot of position adjustments?You might as well think about it, it is a talent that cannot be wasted in the pile of old papers, you might as well assess and adjust it together, and use it according to your ability, so as to live up to the heart of the people who love you for the country——Wei Aiqing, Tian Aiqing, Kong Aiqing, what do you think? "

"Your Majesty - Holy Ming!" Even if the three people's hearts are bleeding, even if they see a group of people with no color, they can only grit their teeth and admit defeat at this time. There is no other way. They must admit their mistakes and stand upright when they are beaten. This group of Imperial Envoy Hanlin If you dare to play "lower to defeat the upper" and secretly increase the amount of money to make things get out of hand, then you must have the consciousness to die after failure.

"Lin Aiqing, remember to make arrangements!" Emperor Changxing nodded.

"I obey the decree!" Lin Ruhai naturally didn't talk nonsense.

"If you have something to do, report it early, if nothing happens, leave the court -" Seeing that the nonsense for a long time was long enough, Emperor Changxing gave Qiu Shi'an a look without any trace, and the eunuch immediately understood and made a long sound.

"Long live my emperor!"

After watching Emperor Changxing disappear, all the civil and military officials prepared to leave one after another. However, before leaving, everyone would first look at the pale-faced Mei Hanlin, and then at the group of imperial censors Hanlin in the middle who participated in the impeachment. At this moment, most of them were together. With the expressions of dead fathers, the first few simply collapsed on the ground, but everyone stared at Mei Hanlin with hatred.

"General Zhou, please stay. Your Majesty has something to ask." Of course Zhou Yang was also happily watching the enemy's discomfort, but before he could leave, Qiu Shi'an came back with a smile and greeted him politely, "About today. I hope the general will think clearly about this matter, Your Majesty needs an explanation."

"My father-in-law is interested." Zhou Yang casually cupped his hands in return.

A moment later, Daming Palace, Imperial Study Room.

"Is Zhou Aiqing here?" Seeing Zhou Yang entering the door, Emperor Changxing greeted him happily.

"The general has met your majesty!" Only then did Zhou Yang notice that Lin Ruhai had already arrived first. In fact, if you think about it, the emperor had just ascended the throne, so he must adjust his personnel, not just at the top, but also at the middle level, especially some positions. Positions with low weight, such as the six subjects assigned to Shizhong, must be carefully arranged.

"Ai Qing, wait a moment." Emperor Changxing nodded, and then said to Lin Ruhai, "This matter is at the right time. It is appropriate to take the opportunity to clean up the department. I don't know how Ai Qing is going to adjust."

"The leading and key personnel will all be decentralized. If there is no accident, they will not come to Beijing again; a few will be left with moderate reprimands and fines as a warning to others." Lin Ruhai said calmly, "The addition of Enke in March will just make up for the lifeless people. The Hanlin Academy and the Inspectorate have added some new ideas; as the old minister suggested, we might as well increase the number of Enke members this time." "Ai Qing, please draft a charter." Emperor Changxing nodded with satisfaction, "This is Mei Hanlin. , is there any chance of success in loving you?"

"According to the rules, the decentralized personnel of the Hanlin Academy should be promoted to half a level. There happened to be a vacancy for the prefect in Guangxi Province. According to the old minister, it is better to let him go and be promoted directly." Lin Ruhai's answer made Emperor Changxing even more satisfied. "Let him practice his practical skills from now on, so as not to keep his mouth shut."

"Yes!" Emperor Changxing nodded, then pondered for a moment and asked, "I heard that he has an only son. Aiqing must have heard of it, right? I wonder how good he is? Don't wrong a real talent."

"The reputation of a scholar, if there is no accident, should end here." Lin Ruhai said with a speechless expression, "I happened to have heard of his son, the old minister. It can be said that 'like father, like son', no matter how capable he is. No matter what, he has a surprisingly strong temper. He openly argued with teachers in the academy, but he himself was wrong and pedantic at a young age."

"Then just follow what Lin Aiqing said. You can also draft a charter to deal with other personnel. I'll talk about it after reading it." Emperor Changxing lost interest in caring anymore and turned to Zhou Yang and asked, "I'm very curious. Isn’t it surprising that no one at Aunt Yongchang dared to ask, how did you silence Mei Hanlin, a pedantic person?"

"Um, what about this -" Zhou Yang didn't dare to hide it and carefully told the story. Emperor Changxing and Lin Ruhai both frowned. He added at the end, "Since you have the guts to make knives for others, He still dares to have thoughts about my woman, and if I don’t make him happy, he will be so happy that he dares to do it again next time—ouch!”

"Get out!" Emperor Changxing kicked someone in the crotch, knocking him staggering.

"Goodbye, general!" Zhou Yang didn't feel dissatisfied and saluted with a playful smile before leaving. This "say whatever you want" look was the "personality" he had set up. Through his friendship with Guo Kai, and With the troops and horses in hand now, it is not difficult to make yourself look like a lonely minister. There is no need to use too many.

That night, the Censor's Mansion in Zuodu, the Inspectorate.

In the still cold night of February, more than a dozen censors and Hanlin knelt on the ground with miserable expressions, begging Wei Guang who was standing in front of them. They knew very well that as the leaders of this collective activity, they would not be able to do anything again once they were decentralized. There will be no chance to return to Beijing. Don't expect to survive the fifth grade in this life.

"Master—"

"Okay!" Wei Guang was also troubled by this, "I asked you to take the opportunity to deal with that Zhou Yang. Who asked you to make enemies with your talk without hesitation? If you hadn't left such a bad impression on His Majesty from the beginning, Even if we can't deal with that vulgar martial artist this time, how can we end up like this?"

"Teacher, my students didn't expect that he would dare to pull that woman into trouble." A censor said with a bitter face, "This will make you invincible. That woman is really..."

"Shut up!" Wei Guang glared hard and asked, suppressing his temper, "Who knows what happened to the one named Mei? Everyone knows what he looks like, so why don't he have the courage to speak at the critical moment?"

"This-" The whole group of people were dumbfounded.

"Okay, work hard after you are sent down. I will think of a way for you when I have the chance. It's late at night, so go back and have a rest." Wei Guang looked helplessly at the bunch of trash with his name on it, and just said If he can comfort him with kind words, these people are here to stand up for him. Now he is in such a miserable situation that it would be difficult to explain without giving him an explanation.

At the same time, there was a small courtyard near Zhou Mansion.

"Okay, you two don't have to think too much. Take good care of Daxiong and Dahu from now on. I won't treat them badly after following them for many years. You should have seen in the past two days that they both have a caring temperament. "Looking at the original Mei Hanlin's wife and concubine who was kneeling in front of him, tremblingly but already put on brand new silk clothes, Zhou Yang spoke politely, "From now on, I will honestly give birth to children for the Li family and carry on the family line. When they are named, Your benefits are indispensable.”

Speaking of which, we really can’t blame these two women for not being able to hold on. We didn’t mention Mei Hanlin’s hopeless future, nor did we mention that he was now poor and couldn’t find a few taels of silver in his home. We only talked about the accommodation environment. According to the search soldiers, In return, in the Mei family yard there are only the east wing, which is the bedroom of Mei Hanlin's only son, and Mei Hanlin's own bedroom with a stove and a kang. All other places have to withstand the severe cold, including the east wing, which is the concubine's house; Even though he was a sixth-grade official, there was no meat in the kitchen. Coupled with the fact that Master Hanlin had a pedantic and sour temper, it is estimated that this couple was not living a good life.

"Thank you General!"

(End of this chapter)