August 17, Jiazi.

On the day of Longevity Festival.

When he went to the imperial gate, all the officials in auspicious attire performed five bows and three kowtows, but before they reached the level of great auspiciousness, all other rituals were abandoned.

The imperial scholar Lu Tiaoyang was sent to offer sacrifices to his ancestor Confucius, and Duke Ding Xu Wenbi and others were sent to offer sacrifices to Jiuling and various gardens.

With the holy longevity, he bestowed upon his assistant ministers Zhang Juzheng, sixty taels of Gaoyi silver, and a pair of Chaoluo bull python robes each; his assistant minister Lu Tiaoyang, Wang Chong, forty taels of ancient silver, and a Chaoluo Xianhe robe each;

Twenty taels of silver, a second-grade chest and back robe; Chen Jingbang and other four members each received fifteen taels of silver, and a fifth-grade robe.

North Korea's official envoys sent their congratulations on the Longevity Festival and ordered Ma Ziqiang, Minister of Rites, to entertain him.

The emperor's birthday is very simple - offering sacrifices, bowing down and giving out red envelopes.

Less than an hour after the ceremony, all the officials were sent back to their posts to do their own business.

No way, I'm busy.

Since Kao Cheng Fa started liquidation at the beginning of the month, Yousi has been extremely busy.

Well, it has nothing to do with the number of officials who have resigned. This group of people don't do much work in the first place.

The main reason is that the workload is huge.

In the past, the Beijing inspection was conducted once every three years. Even if it was just a face-saving effort, it would take a long time and would only start in half a year.

Now that we are really serious about it, we have to re-pay performance to the officials before winter, and we also have to kill a group of people to scare the monkeys. Time is tight and the tasks are heavy, so naturally we are busy without even touching the ground.

The six departments, the civil service department, and the threshold have all been trampled down.

If you are busy below, there is no reason for you to be idle above.

After accepting the congratulations from hundreds of officials at Huangjimen, Zhu Yijun declined Empress Dowager Li's proposal to celebrate her birthday by having a family banquet. He simply ate a bowl of birthday noodles sent by the two palaces, then went into the Chengguang Hall to start today's meeting with courtiers and officials.

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Inside Chengguang Hall.

Zheng Zongxue, a member of Zhongshushe, simply wrote down in the daily note: "On that day, Gao Yi, the great scholar, played in Chengguang Hall. He listened with his head arched, his eyes unfocused, his voice clear and clear, and his demeanor graceful."

Then he put away his pen and ink, and followed the ministers to pretend to be deaf and blind.

No one even looked at the emperor and his assistant, who looked unhappy.

Cisuke stood at the foot of the imperial steps with his hands tied, looking rather embarrassed.

The emperor's face was expressionless as he sat on the throne and cast his gaze at Gaoyi.

"Sir is indeed a good teacher, and all he teaches are good disciples." Zhu Yijun said in a bad tone.

Of course, this is not a boast, but a reference to Li Zaiting.

Gao Yi naturally heard that the emperor was a little annoyed, and couldn't help secretly making trouble.

He had just opened the memorandum handed over by Zhang Hong, and had not thought about how to say it, so he could only say respectfully: "Your Majesty is enlightened and gifted by nature. I don't dare to take credit for it."

Gao Yi pretended not to hear the emperor's dissatisfaction and praised the emperor as a good disciple.

In fact, he was trying to free up time to consider his response and intercede for Li Zaiting.

Zhu Yijun glanced at Gao Yi speechlessly.

He simply put aside all the weirdness and said straight to the point: "What do you think, sir, of Li Zaiting's request for a release?"

That’s right, Li Zaiting doesn’t want to be a Yan Song in the center, so he actually asked for a place outside!

But give him the patience!

When Zhu Yijun saw this memorial, his first reaction was that he had gone on a business trip to Huguang and had lost his ideals and beliefs and was about to run away.

Fortunately, when I looked back, I realized that this was not the case.

Li Zaiting first sorted out the case in Huguang, and then pointed out that there might be something fishy between Feng Shiyu and King Wugang.

Then he said that there were omissions in the previous work and misled His Majesty, which might lead to the culprit being at large and not being able to pay homage to Zhang Chucheng's spirit in heaven.

We will have to get to the bottom of it in the future, and it will only harm the situation in Huguang.

Afraid of the inconvenience of communication between the two places and the lack of time to correct the omissions in the memorial, the central government made a wrong judgment and awarded the King of Wugang.

For this reason, when the situation is unavoidable, he may refute the imperial edict and make his own decisions.

In addition to begging the emperor for forgiveness, he is also willing to take responsibility for this. Please exempt all officials and give him a position in the matter, and decentralize him to a lower level so that he can gain experience.

Gao Yi did not immediately answer the emperor's question, but quickly scanned Li Zaiting's memorial.

"I have made mistakes in my duties, and I have mistakenly learned from the Holy Spirit, which may lead to the culprit slipping through the net, and Fuke Zhaoxue will be under the nine springs of Chucheng."

"After this case, we will have to trace the origin of the matter...rely on the power when the matter is urgent, or be granted a title and return the sound, and act arbitrarily...begging to dismiss the officials and give them the positions in the affairs, demote to the local area, so that they can be tempered, and re-establish the state

Ministry, I would like to express my gratitude.”

After watching the end, Gao Yi felt his molars aching.

He understands his disciple, so he can't say anything else. Just that sentence of "Feng Huan Lun Yin", he is probably already prepared to do so!

Counting time, I’m afraid it has already happened!

It's a good thing that I didn't get dizzy and knew how to ventilate in advance. Otherwise, if I unexpectedly received the news that the imperial edict was rejected, I would have committed a big taboo!

Nowadays, the attitude is lowered, and good and bad can be manipulated.

The emperor was not too angry.

Otherwise, the emperor would not have directly mentioned the sentence of "Feng Huan Lun Yin", but instead asked him what he thought of Li Zaiting's request for a place outside the court.

Since the Holy Family has not been cut off, it is easier to intercede.

Gao Yi pondered for a long time, and finally saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, since Li Zaiting admits that he has failed in his duties, he will not be merciful!"

"He should be demoted to a second level and transferred to a foreign position."

All the officials and subjects are in charge, and he is an official of the seventh grade.

If you really want to be demoted to the second level of external transfer, you won't even be able to be a county magistrate, that is, a county magistrate. It can be said that you are demoted to grandma's house.

Zhu Yijun curled his lips.

Forget it if you beg for mercy, just say no properly, and try to persuade someone with your own mind.

When he was demoted to Shizhong Feng Shiyu, he still had to be promoted openly and secretly, from the seventh rank to the fourth rank.

Nowadays, as a teacher, you want to get Li Zaiting to the eighth level as soon as you get started. Who else can be as ruthless as you?

When Zhu Yijun thought of this, he suddenly got angry and pretended to say: "Sir, you are mature and prudent."

"Then he will be demoted to Litang Xuanfu Division."

Gao Yi choked.

Immediately I realized that the emperor was playing tricks.

He quickly bowed down to apologize, with a wry smile on his old face: "Your Majesty..."

Zhu Yijun snorted, waved his hands, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I know that Li Zaiting wrote a letter to Mr. Li, after all, where will he be transferred?"

He could somewhat understand Li Zaiting's thoughts.

In fact, as far as Li Zaiting's so-called career mistakes were concerned, or that he really wanted to refute the imperial edict, as long as the clan trip to Huguang was completed, there was really no crime to be committed.

The former is caused by the inconvenience of communication between the two places, and the latter is the responsibility of the person in the matter. Although it is not in compliance with regulations, at least there is an explanation.

Who made him personally promise to act cheaply?

At that time, Li Zaiting would be shameless and throw a pestle at the temple when he was facing the emperor, and follow Hai Rui to receive the reward. How could he be guilty?

On the contrary, now, he not only took the initiative to submit a request to be transferred to another position, but also wrote to Gaoyi to ask him to come forward to negotiate an agreement.

I'm afraid this is a unique way to share your worries.

First, refuting the imperial edict would ultimately undermine the authority of the central government. In order to avoid making a bad start, others following his example followed suit, so Li Zaiting took the initiative to be punished and asked to be demoted.

This in itself was a way to reduce the pressure on the emperor, and the attitude was not bad.

Both of them are responding to the emperor's cultivation.

All other pleas for punishment and begging for relegation are empty words, but the sentence "with hard work, we can revive the state" is what he says from the bottom of his heart.

The so-called prime minister must be from the state department, and the fierce general must be from the army.

Li Zaiting is determined.

Reviving the state ministry is a clear expression of his ambition to join the cabinet! It is also a response to the emperor's high hopes!

You must know that for those who are not editors of the Hanlin Academy and come from a commonplace background, it is almost as difficult as climbing to the top of the cabinet - seniority is inevitable everywhere.

Xia Yan back then was counted as one, and Wang Chonggu was counted as one now. They were both entered by "ordinary Jinshi".

The former relied on the support of the Holy Family - Xia Yan's seventh-grade official department was all given to him, and he reached the position of six ministers in just one year, and was called a favorite by his colleagues.

The latter relied on outstanding meritorious service - the meritorious services were brought to the temple, and the merits of Yin Zhoujing were not just words. When Wang Chonggu entered the cabinet, his colleagues were all convinced.
To be continued...