The bells and drums of the Meridian Gate Tower rang in unison, and the city gates slowly opened. A eunuch on the tower sang loudly: "The hour of Mao has arrived, please come to court!"

Xu Jie, who was wearing a python robe, had a smile on his lips, and took the lead to walk towards the Meridian Gate, as if he had everything in his hands.

Lin Haoran and Guo Pu exchanged glances, and followed Xu Jie to the city gate to participate in this obviously premeditated morning court.

In fact, the vast majority of officials only acted as foils for the morning court and did not even have the right to speak in the palace. Under the supervision of officials from Honglu Temple, they braved the cold wind blowing in their faces and walked through the square of Nuoda.

We came to Jinluan Hall.

Since the sky outside has gradually become brighter, and the door of this palace is high and large, the light here appears to be relatively sufficient.

Emperor Longqing obviously came later today than usual, but his mental condition has not improved, and he still looks like he is yawning all the time while walking with fat steps.

"I respectfully welcome your Majesty, long live my emperor!" The officials knelt down and said in a dignified manner, facing the Emperor Longqing who appeared.

Long Qing was already immune to the call of long live the mountain. He came here every day to deal with the emperor's errands, but he kept everyone up in a good-natured manner.

Chen Hong had already won Long Qing's trust. Facing the officials who stood up from the ground, Chen Hong shouted loudly: "If you have something to report, leave the court if nothing happens!"

The officials in the palace looked at the five cabinet ministers at the front, but Xu Jie glanced at the four on the left, and the meaning was self-evident.

Neither Guo Pu nor Li Chunfang liked to make trouble, but they silently turned to look at Lin Haoran on the right. Lin Haoran didn't intend to cause trouble today, but turned to look at "Lao Wu" next to him.

Chen Yiqin was a Jinshi in Jiajing for 20 years. He is in his early fifties, has a sparse beard, and has a strong Sichuan accent.

He seemed to have been prepared for it. Seeing that the four seniors in front of him had nothing to report, he immediately stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"Chen...Master Chen, please play!" Long Qing yawned and raised his hands in panic.

All the officials looked at Chen Yiqin, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, but they knew that Chen Yiqin had also stayed in Prince Yu's Mansion for nine years and had a close relationship with Longqing's teachers and students.

Chen Yiqin sent two memorials, and then said loudly to Long Qing: "Your Majesty, this memorial "The Ten Things I Want to Begin" is divided into determining the will, loving the people, advocating frugality, employing people, taking over, listening to what is said, and taking power.

"Encourage the people to cultivate the government", the article states the disadvantages of following the current affairs, please use it carefully. Stick to your heart, care for the people, cultivate the government in accordance with the way of heaven, and eliminate the disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty. This is the responsibility of the king!"

this……

When the officials in the palace heard Chen Yiqin's words, they couldn't help but stare.

The first "Ten Things to Be Careful About" is quite euphemistic, while the second "Strengthening Strength in Political Practice" directly refers to Long Qing's lack of political practice and urges him to fulfill his duties as a king.

It’s just that these things will undoubtedly offend the emperor’s taboo. No matter how bad the Ming Dynasty is now, or even if the emperor is extremely lazy in politics, you can’t point it out so openly.

well……

Lin Haoran saw this scene in his eyes, but couldn't help but shook his head bitterly.

He realized that it was not without reason that Long Qing favored Gao Gong and ignored Chen Yiqin. Gao Gong did things both rough and fine, but Chen Yiqin was too single-minded in his work.

Long Qing seems to be open-minded and teachable, but in his heart he is selfish and lazy. If you ask him to come to the morning court every day to show off, it will be fine. If he were to become a wise king, let alone he would not be able to make such a big sacrifice.

, in fact, Longqing did not have the imperial talent to take power and govern.

"I... will take a good look at it!" Long Qing took the two memorials from Chen Hong and said in a rather shameless manner.

The officials below were all shrewd people. Zhang Shouzhi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, immediately went out to report the matter and quickly and gently revealed this unpleasant matter.

In fact, there are morning meetings every day, but it is impossible to always have something big happening. It is more of a kind of wrangling between each other.

Every official cannot help but have a hometown complex. When a disaster occurs in his hometown, he will choose to go to the office to ask for tax exemptions or water conservancy projects for his hometown.

In fact, it is not an extraordinary thing to carry out disaster relief or build water conservancy projects. After all, these are measures that are beneficial to people's livelihood.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty's finances are in desperate need of support. If the local disaster is not particularly serious, it is impossible for the court to allocate funds.

He Yongqing, the right counselor of the general affairs envoy, wanted the court to allocate money to dredge the river on the grounds that his hometown was flooded. This plan was directly blocked by officials from other factions.

When it was the turn of the Six Section Gallery below to perform, Wang Zhi stood up from the crowd and said: "Your Majesty, all the ministers from the Etiquette Section will tell Wang Zhi what to do!"

When the officials in the palace saw Wang Zhi standing up first, they suddenly became wary and silently raised their heads to look at Xu Jie, who was standing at the front.

Wang Zhi was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing, and was a native of Xinzhou, Shanxi. Thanks to Xu Jie's relationship with the Shanxi Gang, he stayed in the capital as a pedestrian, and now he has successfully become a member of the Rites Department.

It is worth mentioning that Li Ke Duo Shizhong has no subordinate relationship with Li Ke Zuo Shizhong and Li Ke Right Shizhong. The three of them actually check and balance each other, but Li Ke Duo Shizhong is in charge of "Ke".

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"Please play!" Long Qing always looked like he had no interest in government affairs. He couldn't help but yawned again, and then he raised his hand lightly and said.

Wang Zhi took out something from his sleeve, and then said with a righteous voice: "The imperial court's trial of Diao Minshan in Su Song goes against the ancestral teachings. Now I have returned the imperial edict. Please think twice before doing so!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall could hear the sound. All the officials looked at the Ministry of Rites in disbelief and asked Zhang Zhi about the matter. However, they never expected that Zhang Zhi would use his power of refutation to prevent Diao Min from being registered in Su Song.

Trial.

The so-called "returning imperial edict" is a more polite way of saying it. The essence is to reject the emperor's edict, and it is also a "confession and refutation" originating from the Han Dynasty.

In the current sealing and refuting system of the Ming Dynasty, if an imperial edict issued in the name of the emperor is found to be inappropriate after review by the Six Sections Gallery, it can be sealed and returned and reported.

Wang Zhi, the official in charge of the Rites Department, now believes that "trying out the registration of unruly people in Susong" violates the ancestral system. He can indeed seal the edict back and prevent it from being sent to Nanzhili.

Xu Jie, who had been silent all this time, slowly opened his eyes, and a smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth. Although Lin Haoran had a very deep plan for the unruly people's registration, he could not sit still and wait for death.
Chapter completed!