Inside the North Palace

The Holy Emperor is not a person who can only fight and kill. Since ancient times, kings may need outstanding force to conquer the world, but defending the country requires unparalleled power and scheming.

This time, the three people he sent were carefully selected, and they were all disciples of the three families.

He Jiangqiao, whose original name was Jiangqiao, was grateful to He Huiming for knowing his kindness, and recognized He Huiming as his adoptive father. He is now the deputy censor. This time he went to the Chu family mansion in Chang'an.

Duan Zhiming was originally the Secretariat who had the most chance to take over as prime minister besides Lu Zi'ang. After Lu Zi'ang gave his advice, he became a hot figure and went to the Qin family's mansion this time. At the same time, he also married Chu.

A distant relative of the family is a wife.

Fang Wang, the Minister of Rites, also married a distant relative of the Qin family, but the room was too far apart and there was no relative. Although there was such a relationship, the Qin family had indeed made a lot of efforts to surpass him.

Over time, the He family went away and the situation faded.

Fang Wang is not very capable, not an extremely intelligent person.

Reading is not a reference to the following. He can’t even understand that seeing mountains are not mountains or water is not water.

He was dressed in extremely neatly, and he could not withstand any wrinkles on his official uniform. He wore a pair of cloth shoes all day long, allowing his family to persuade him without any movement.

Because the Holy Dynasty was in its early days, it was only in disarray, production, economy, etc. that it was short of many supplies, the founding general wrote to the Holy Emperor and issued an order.

Officials in the court, above the Minister of State, could wear brocade shoes; wealthy businessmen and ministers could only wear cloth shoes; while ordinary civilians could only wear straw sandals.

Although the wealthy businessman and the assistant minister are all cloth shoes, there are dozens of cloth levels. No matter how rich you are, you can only wear cloth shoes that are better than straw sandals.

If it is found that the officials do not follow the rules, the officials will take off their heads and wear flower feathers; if they are merchants, they will cut off their feet and collect their property; if they are civilians, their children will wear them, and their parents will cut off their feet, and their parents will wear them, and their thorns will be cut off.

Although there were great progress in agriculture, productivity, and commerce later. This law has been in name only, and the Holy Emperor had this order just to better allocate resources. In this way, the people are so rich that even civilians can

If you can afford to wear cloth shoes, what other reasons are there to prohibit them?

But he is the emperor, and his successor can be abolished after he dies, but he himself cannot. He can ignore it, but he cannot abolish it. Because he is the emperor, the emperor who has a word of all things.

Fang Wang could not stop most people, but he and his family strictly abide by this law, although no one cared about it.

He said he was pedantic, he retorted and scolded others for not being polite, so how could civilians wear cloth shoes?

Even at several anniversary celebrations of the founding ceremony and commemoration of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, he bluntly said that the Holy Emperor's clothes were not in line with the etiquette. Although the Holy Emperor was a little angry, he had nothing to say and could only find the Imperial Heavenly Prison.

People choose another good time and go back and go to make regular clothes.

Only such a person, the Holy Emperor, who knows that he has a close relationship with the Qin family, dares to still give him some real power.

Although the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat was able to participate in the discussion of state affairs and major events, when Lu Zi'ang was there, there was no room for Duan Zhiming to speak, and it was basically an empty position.

As for the Supervision Bureau, it is the responsibility of impeachment and supervision. The Censor of the Duke is the confidant of the Holy Emperor. Whoever impeaches and who is supervises, the Holy Emperor decides. He, a deputy Duke, has been completely undermined.

The three of them received the order and their minds were different.

It's okay for He Jiangqiao. His adoptive father had already told him that he had the intention to retreat. He just needed to have different people to join in this situation.

Duan Zhiming was also extremely happy. He felt that the Holy Emperor was confused. The Qin and Chu families had a close relationship. This time he went to get along with each other and would not be able to get along well with the two families in the future.

Fang Wang didn't think so much. He knew that the Qin and Chu families were confused, disrespectful to the emperor, and wanted to deceive the emperor. His purpose was the same as the task given by the Holy Emperor, and he persuaded the He family.

Although the He family is not talking about the lack of families, the situation is not as good as before.

Since He Jinghuai "bullied" Xu Chang'an, King of Jin and Eunuch Hao both "careed" his family to varying degrees.

Now the Han family of the four major families is directly rebelling on the surface, which makes many people who originally wanted to get close to the four families discouraged. As for the previous disciples, let alone they are unwilling to come, even the four families do not want them to frequently.

When they visited, they were caught. After all, if they were safe and safe in the court, they might be able to help them slowly and speak in the future because of their old friendship.

Fang Wang's official uniform is dressed up straight today, and his pair of cloth shoes are also white.

After leaving the sedan chair, he walked to the door.

Before knocking on the door, the door slowly opened.

He looked at it intently and found that, except for some servants, an old man sat in front of the lobby, wearing simple clothes, and looking at the dead tree in front of the door.

He Huiming, half dark and half white, sat on the steps, looked up at the several firm leaves. Although they were withered and yellow, they still insisted on staying on the trees.

When the wind blew, the only few leaves fell down.

He Huiming looked at the middle-aged man wearing a straight official uniform, and the old man stood up and bowed softly: "Caomin greets the minister."

Fang Wang quickly helped him up: "Sir, please come up quickly. The old man was also ranked among Sikong back then and did a lot of things for the people of the world. Students dare not take this gift."

He Huiming sighed and sat on the steps again.

He looked at the tree and suddenly said, "This tree has been through winter, but I didn't expect that spring will come, but it will disappear."

Fang Wang looked at the old man without saying a word.

"As aged people, the tree has long fallen, and the leaves should fall. Another day, the new owner of the house comes in and replaces with a new tree. It's boring to stand still with a stern face."

Fang Wang was a little surprised, but he also knew what He Huiming meant.

He walked to the tree, looked at the withered tree carefully, and then lifted up his official uniform, fearing that it would be a little dust, so he squatted down.

The Minister of Rites, who has always been known for his pedanticity, digged down the root of the big tree with his hands and raised his head.

"This tree is always out of place in this yard, but it is not unhelpful. There are several good soils near Chang'an, and the roots of this tree have not completely died. Take a piece and it will sprout again in a few years.

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He Huiming stared at the Minister of Rites, his eyes a little wet.

"Can the old tree really rejuvenate?"

Fang Wang smiled softly: "As long as you take root in the earth and understand the times, there is hope."

As he said that, he lowered his voice: "I understand what sir means. If you change the roots of the tree, it will be absolutely impossible to change the roots of the tree, with the protection of God."

"As long as people are still there, everything is still there, right?" he added again.

He Huiming suddenly raised his head and looked at the Minister of Rites.

Then he took out an envelope from his cuff and handed it over tremblingly.

"This is some of my disciples. In the Qiongzhou, the mountains and rivers are good. The Holy Emperor can take a walk around for nothing. The first thirty-six things on this paper are used. I hope the Holy Emperor can use it, but I can't use it.

Let’s put a way of life. Everything behind depends on the will of God.”

Fang Wang took the piece of paper with both hands, solemnly as if he had accepted an official seal.

"What are the plans of the old man?"

He Huiming bowed gently and said, "I would like to ask the minister for a few beautiful words. The old man is old. If you don't ask for anything else, I hope you can have a small house and a few acres of land at the foot of Chang'an to enjoy your old age."

"Also, my grandson used to neglect discipline, so he could educate him again."

Fang Wang bowed deeply: "Fang Wang will do his best to fulfill what the old man wishes." As he said that, he glanced at the big tree again, sighed, turned his head and strode out of the door.

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Imperial study room.

The Holy Emperor looked at the paper, thought for a while, tore half of it, threw it into the air, then pointed his finger, and the half of the paper turned into ashes.

In the second half, the Holy Emperor handed it directly to the Ministry of Justice. The Holy Emperor's attitude has been released, and they know what to do if they investigate and what to do.

The Holy Emperor walked to the front of the case, picked up his pen, stained it with cinnabar, and expanded a map.

He looked at the four places with black circles on the map, and finally, he tapped his pen tip, and there was a touch of red on the area in Qiongzhou.

There are recommendations this week, so please feel free to ask for various.

There are a little update in February, and it is still updated from time to time. Due to the numerous festivals, there are at least 3,000 words a day in March.

A list of official positions and functions will be prepared in a few days for reading.

However, you can also first learn about the official positions in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which are basically the same as that.
Chapter completed!