Chapter 1598 Audition
Department of Rites, Office of the Council.
Li Chunfang sat in the middle, Qin Minglei was on the right, and Lin Qingran was on the left. These three bigwigs gathered here, causing the clerk who came to deliver tea to tremble slightly on both legs.
A booklet lies quietly on the table, making the atmosphere here seem a bit depressing.
Li Chunfang had just returned from the cabinet and brought back the "New Regulations on Resetting the Remaining the Legal Rescue and Rate" submitted a few days ago, which caused the Ministry of Rites to bear tremendous pressure, and Qin Minglei was even more depressed.
Li Chunfang took a sip of tea and broke the silence first and said, "The emperor was extremely dissatisfied with the plan we handed over this time, so he threw the booklet in front of Mr. Xu!"
As soon as this statement was made it difficult for everyone to imagine how angry the emperor was at that time and how dissatisfied with their "New Regulations on Redefining the Remaining the Legal and Rice of the Clan" were.
"Master Zhengtang, where is the emperor angry about?" Qin Minglei felt a deep headache and asked carefully.
Li Chunfang pinched the tea lid and poured tea water lightly, but shook her head gently and said, "The emperor did not say it clearly, just said that we should make the decision of our Ministry of Rites!"
"Does the emperor say anything else? Is there nothing explicit?" Qin Minglei frowned and asked seriously.
Li Chunfang stopped splashing tea, looked up at Qin Minglei and responded seriously: "No!"
"Which is the emperor angry about which one? Could it be that this plan was cut too much? I have heard that the emperor saved King Yi from being a crime of Lingchi, and only cut him into a commoner!" Qin Minglei immediately speculated.
Li Chunfang took a sip of tea and warned seriously: "You Zongbo, you should not say these things randomly. These things are one code to one code! If the emperor does not punish King Yi, it is the emperor's kindness and kindness!"
"Master Zhengtang, do you think the emperor feels the peeling is too light, or do you think we are too heavy?" Qin Minglei asked in a panic and distressed manner.
At the beginning, he learned that the emperor had to cut the vassal of the clan, so he took the initiative to grab the errand. However, he never expected that it would be a hot potato.
Nowadays, things are becoming more and more confusing, and even the emperor is really unable to guess, which makes him helpless now.
Li Chunfang did not answer Qin Minglei's question. In fact, he didn't know the emperor's true intentions, so he turned his head and looked at Lin Xuran, who was calm on the other side and said, "Zuo Zongbo, what do you think about this matter?"
Although Qin Minglei hated Lin Qingran very much, he turned his head and looked at Lin Qingran, hoping that Lin Qingran could come up with a solution that could solve the current problem.
Lin Qingran had no intention of gloating and asked Li Chunfang again to prove: "Master Zhengtang, the emperor just asked our Minister of Rites to make plans, so he didn't say anything else?"
Judging from the feedback from these few times, he could not accurately figure out the emperor's thoughts, and he was not sure what the emperor was angry this time, so he needed more useful information.
Jiajing was recognized as the most difficult emperor to serve in the Ming Dynasty. Not only was this emperor good at playing power, but his changing temperament, which made people unable to prepare to capture his true thoughts.
"No!" Li Chunfang shook his head gently when facing Lin Fengran's gaze.
Lin Qingran sighed inwardly, holding the teacup helplessly and said, "Maybe the emperor doesn't want to cut the rice, or maybe he thinks we cut too hard, so I can't get it!"
The reason why he was unwilling to take over this matter was not only because it was difficult to balance the matter itself, but just passing through the emperor's door was a big obstacle, and it was difficult to come up with a plan that would satisfy the emperor.
Now that things have developed to this point, he is helpless. If things are so easy to solve, then Zhang Cong, Xia Yan or Yan Song will have already solved it without delaying it until now.
Qin Minglei's heart moved slightly, his eyes were full of hope and said, "Lin Butang, your head is more flexible than me. Why not leave this matter to you in full responsibility, right?"
Li Chunfang looked at Qin Minglei with a strange look. When he thought it was a great thing, he was scrambling to snatch the matter. Now that he knew it was a troublesome, he wanted to push the matter to Lin Qinran, and he really had a good plan.
"I have many affairs and may not be able to do it. You Zongbo should take responsibility for this matter to the end!" Lin Qingran could not agree, just blocking the fairway that was rolling over.
Although Qin Minglei had known this was the result, he had already practiced a shameless shameless person in the officialdom, but he said till he was pestering: "Boss Zuo Zong, then you have to give me some advice, right?"
Li Chunfang knew that Lin Qinran had many ideas, so she turned her head and looked at Lin Qinran.
Lin Xuran hesitated for a moment, knowing that this matter was also related to the interests of the Ministry of Rites, so he made an idea and said, "None of us can guess what the Emperor means now, and the Emperor said that we should ask our Ministry of Rites to make plans, so we will not move and drag this matter first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Minglei frowned and said, "That's right, but you can't just drag this matter all the time!"
"The Ministry of Revenue has distributed the sectarian and majestic rice this year according to the old rules. In fact, there is no need to worry too much about this matter. We just need to pass the new rules before the end of the year!" Lin Weiran took a sip of tea and said helplessly.
This is true for many things. The reformists are anxious, but the conservatives are not anxious. Now the vassals and rice in various places are distributed one after another. Even if the regulations are passed, they will actually not be implemented until next year.
"Zuo Zongbo's words are reasonable! The situation is unclear now. For the sake of this plan, our Ministry of Rites will drag it for the time being!" Li Chunfang took a sip of tea and nodded gently.
Qin Minglei looked bitter, looking at these two people with grievance.
He had already made a lot of power outside. If things were dragged on, there would be no problem with Li Chunfang and Lin Qingran, but he might be spit on the scholars outside.
It was at this moment that Chen Hong walked in from outside.
Seeing this, Li Chunfang and the other two hurriedly stood up from their seats and prepared to welcome Chen Hong's imperial edict.
Chen Hong stopped the three of them and said, "The three lords don't need to be too polite! The family is here to pass on the emperor's oral orders. The emperor personally carries out the farming ceremony this year. The Ministry of Rites must do the relevant work!"
The emperor personally carries out the mercy?
Qin Minglei's mouth opened slightly, and his eyes turned his head and looked at Lin Qingran with jealousy.
He thought that ploughing gifts was a pleasing job, so he took the initiative to give them to Lin Qingran. However, he never expected that this kid was so lucky that the emperor, who had not personally ploughing gifts for several years, made this decision.
"Abide by the order!"
Li Chunfang was secretly shocked and said in a regular manner.
Lin Weiran was slightly surprised, but she remained calm and followed Li Chunfang to show off her salute.
As soon as this news came out, it shocked the entire capital. However, she did not want to be the son who actually gave the farming and borrowed gifts in person, which gave many officials the opportunity to meet the emperor.
Chapter completed!