Chapter 146

Sleeping in a quilt, when Chen Jingzong was about to wake up in the morning, Hua Yang woke up even though he was careful enough.

She subconsciously put her arms around his waist, and he leaned against him.

Chen Jingzong froze.

He always gets up early, and maybe once or twice in ten days will disturb her. In summer, she will never stick to him, and in winter, she is very reluctant to part with his warm "Tang Pozi".

Chen Jingzong turned around, hugged her in his arms, brushed away the messy hair around her ears, and kissed her on the side of her neck.

Hua Yang became sober from drowsiness, there was a faint sound of wind coming from outside the window, she touched his shoulder, tilted her head and said, "I will make you another cloak this year."

It has been two years since the last delivery, and in Hua Yang's view, it is already old.

Chen Jingzong: "No, the old man can wear a big cloak for more than ten years. I just wear it on the road in the morning and evening. It's so dark that no one will see it. As long as it can keep out the wind, it doesn't matter whether it is new or old. You don't need to change it for a lifetime."

What he showed off was her kindness to him, not whether the cloak was gorgeous or not.

Hua Yang: "I didn't feel sorry for you when I disliked you last night. Now I want to treat you better, but you push back and forth again."

Chen Jingzong: "You are good enough to me, give me a horse, it will save me half an hour on the way back and forth."

He used to get up at a quarter of an hour, but now he can sleep for an extra quarter of an hour.

Hua Yang wanted to say something more, Chen Jingzong should go, wrapped her tightly with the quilt and kissed her hard on the forehead, then got out of bed.

When his figure disappeared, Hua Yang couldn't sleep for the time being, lying alone in the bed with his body temperature remaining, thinking of the conversation with his father-in-law last night.

With the father's attitude, he probably won't recommend Zhang Pan to the Inner Pavilion again this time, right?

In mid-October, Chen Tingjian recommended three Inner Pavilion ministers to Emperor Yuanyou and Empress Dowager Qi, namely Shen Shi, the left minister of the Ministry of Appointments, Lu Zigan, the current Minister of Rites, and He Qingxian, the current censor of Nanjing Youdu.

The first two are officials in Capital City. Empress Dowager Qi and Emperor Yuanyou are very familiar with them, and they have been awarded many times. Only He Qingxian, although famous all over the world, is rarely an official in Beijing, and they are basically released.

Emperor Yuanyou has admired He Qingxian's name for a long time, and he also likes this great official who is praised by the common people in his heart. It's just that before some officials recommended He Qingxian to enter the capital, they were all rejected by Chen Tingjian and others. Even the Empress Dowager Qi also agreed to let He Qingxian stay outside.Emperor You didn't say anything.

This time Chen Tingjian actually directly recommended He Qingxian to the Inner Pavilion. Emperor Yuanyou was very surprised and asked: "Mr., why are you using him again now?"

Empress Dowager Qi also looked at Chen Tingjian.

Chen Tingjian and the mother and son looked at each other, with a hint of shame on his pale and elegant face, but his eyes were very sincere, and explained: "The minister didn't use He Qingxian before, because he was afraid that the local officials would be afraid of his uprightness, and suspected that the New Deal was to completely eliminate all virtues.Harmful officials cause them to worry about their future and have no intention of doing their jobs. Now that the law has been successfully tested, there are still some officials who support the gentry and bully the people. The people mistakenly think that the New Deal is a new method for the imperial court to exploit them.He Qingxian, is to deter these obsessive corrupt officials, and at the same time let the people of the world believe that the New Deal is a move that benefits the country and the people, so that the people will feel at ease, and more misunderstandings can be avoided when the court cleans up the land next year."

Empress Dowager Qi nodded approvingly: "Elder Ge is thoughtful."

Emperor Yuanyou continued to ask: "But I heard that He Qingxian has always been at odds with your husband, so you are not afraid that he will go against you everywhere after he enters Beijing and cause trouble for the implementation of the New Deal?"

Chen Tingjian smiled and stroked his long beard: "I and he are the number one scholar in the same discipline. They both aim to serve the country, but they have different temperaments. Especially when he was young, I didn't like his aggressiveness and blame.Sleek. Now that I and he are both in their fifties, implementing the New Deal to enrich the country and strengthen the army is the top priority. I believe that he will not act recklessly. On the contrary, when he comes, he may be able to make up for the negligence of the minister."

Emperor Yuanyou looked at the calm and tolerant Pavilion Elder Chen opposite, and felt a little strange for a while.

The Pavilion Elder Chen in his memory has always been one-sided. In recent years, his strictness has been restrained, but he is domineering and arbitrary in matters of reform, and he will not allow any courtiers to oppose him.

Today, in order to perfect reforms, to deter corrupt officials and appease the common people, Chen Tingjian is willing to promote a rival who once criticized him for favoritism and malpractice to Beijing.

Chen Tingjian seemed oblivious to the young emperor's inquiry, and said respectfully: "I wonder if the emperor and empress agree with these three people entering the cabinet?"

Empress Dowager Qi looked at her son: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Yuanyou nodded: "Yes, I believe in Mr.'s vision."

Chen Tingjian withdrew.

Empress Dowager Qi stepped back and asked her son, "You seem to be surprised by the candidate recommended by Mr. Ge."

Emperor Yuanyou: "Those three people are all available, but I feel that Ge Lao seems to have changed."

Empress Dowager Qi sighed softly: "That's right, he would never use He Qingxian before. Maybe, when people get old, many ideas will change."

Emperor Yuanyou suddenly thought of his father.

His father also passed away in his early fifties, and Chen Tingjian's hair has turned gray a lot this year...

Emperor Yuanyou suddenly didn't want to think about it anymore.

As soon as the red sun set at dusk, the night quickly shrouded it.

Emperor Yuanyou quietly came to Wenyuan Pavilion with only Cao Li and two young eunuchs.

Except for He Qingxian who has not yet entered Beijing, the newly promoted Shen Ge and Lu Ge have moved here to work with Chen Tingjian and Pavilion Elder Lu.

Emperor Yuanyou pierced a hole in the window paper, and looked inside.

Chen Tingjian is the Chief-of-Staff, his desk is placed in the middle, and then there are two desks on the left and right, one is empty, and the other three are sitting on the third.

There was a tall stack of memorials and documents on Chen Tingjian's desk, and he immersed himself in them, occasionally asking some questions with the three elders.

It can be seen that the three elders are in awe of him, as long as Chen Tingjian makes any moves, the three elders will definitely look up.

It was already past the time to be on duty, and Chen Tingjian had no intention of leaving. Mr. Lu Ge secretly winked at the veteran Pavilion Elder Lu, and Pavilion Elder Lu quietly stretched out a finger.

According to the time when Chen Tingjian usually left the palace, Emperor Yuanyou guessed that Pavilion Elder Lu meant that Chen Tingjian would stay in the Inner Pavilion for at least another hour.

Lu Ge slumped down on the chair in frustration.

Pavilion Elder Lu got used to it a long time ago, Mr. Shen Ge was probably young and not afraid of suffering, so he smiled and continued to write with a pen.

There is also a library hall beside Wenyuan Pavilion. Emperor Yuanyou signaled the guards and eunuchs outside not to divulge his news, and took Cao Li and others to the library hall.

After watching for more than half an hour, Cao Li came over and whispered: "Your Majesty, Elder Shen Ge has also left. At this time, only Pavilion Elder Chen is still there."

Emperor Yuanyou touched his stomach and asked, "Has he eaten?"

Cao Li shook his head.

Emperor Yuanyou frowned. He was an old man in his fifties, and he couldn't stand the hunger for so long. How could Chen Tingjian be so brave?

Emperor Yuanyou stood up.

Cao Li hurriedly fetched the cloak hanging on the hanger, and tied it on for him again.

This time Emperor Yuanyou didn't look in through the hole in the window anymore, he came directly to the door, Cao Li opened the curtain, he stepped in with his head down, and then went to the Nuan Pavilion to the west.

Chen Tingjian heard footsteps, he raised his head, and saw that the curtain in front of Nuange door was raised, revealing the increasingly tall figure of Emperor Yuanyou.

Chen Tingjian hurriedly left the table, walked around the table, and bowed to salute.

Emperor Yuanyou: "Sir, excuse me, it's already this hour, why haven't you returned home yet, sir?"

Chen Tingjian smiled and said, "Just going, just going."

It was no wonder that Emperor Yuanyou believed it. He walked to the table and picked up the memorial that Chen Tingjian had just read. It was an indictment from a local official in Shandong, because the tax collection task there had not been completed this year.According to the established law, it is useless for this person to plead guilty. Either he will be demoted or he will be dismissed from office. Chen Tingjian did not mean to make an exception, but Chen Tingjian wrote a reply letter to this person alone, stating that he had to strictly implement the punishment.After all, officials all over the world are watching, no matter what reason the Shandong official has, Chen Tingjian cannot set this precedent.

After reading it, Emperor Yuanyou said to Chen Tingjian: "If he made a mistake first, he will be punished immediately. Why should you waste words and ink with him?"

Chen Tingjian: "I hope that after he reads the letter, he can relieve some of his grievances. I don't know how his family is, whether he has an old mother or child to support, and if he does something stupid in a moment of anger, how will the whole family live?"I also got the exam step by step from a humble scholar, and I know that it is not easy to be an official, but the New Deal is urgent, and I can only use those officials who can meet the requirements of the court and keep up with the pace of the New Deal, and I don’t have the energy to re-examine others.”

Emperor Yuanyou remembered the endless memorials to impeach Chen Tingjian.

Sometimes he also wondered if Chen Tingjian was too strict, but seeing that Chen Tingjian even wrote a letter to appease a small local official who was about to be demoted, Emperor Yuanyou finally understood that it was not Chen Tingjian whoCold-blooded and deliberately harsh, but the situation forced him to do so.

"There are two sentences left in this letter, and I will finish writing it on behalf of Mr."

Emperor Yuanyou sat on Chen Tingjian's chair, picked up the still warm pen holder, dipped it in ink, and wrote down his handsome and flying characters after Chen Tingjian's solemn handwriting.

After signing, Emperor Yuanyou wrote the names of both teachers and students.

"Sir, I have done my best for me and the court. If he has resentment, I will bear it with you."

Putting down his pen, Emperor Yuanyou smiled at Chen Tingjian.

Chen Tingjian bowed his head deeply, and two tears fell silently.

When Cao Li saw it, he joked, "Mr. Ge is moved now? You know, the emperor came early, and in order to wait for you to come down, he waited so long that he didn't even have dinner."

Chen Tingjian quickly wiped his eyes with his cuff, and blamed himself: "Your Majesty, let's go now, Your Majesty should go back to have dinner."

Emperor Yuanyou: "I'm not hungry yet, it's windy outside, I'll take Mr. out of the palace."

Chen Tingjian refused again and again, and Emperor Yuanyou walked out first, towards the palace gate.

Chen Tingjian had no choice but to quickly follow behind.

He was two steps behind, Emperor Yuanyou tilted his head, and noticed that Chen Tingjian's long beard was blown backwards by the cold wind, and was tightly pressed against his chest.

Emperor Yuanyou suddenly remembered that when he was still three or four years old, when he was still daring to be naughty, he once pulled the long beard that the courtiers praised.

At that time, Chen Tingjian was also more gentle, just smiled, and said lightly, "Your Highness, don't do this."

In a blink of an eye, he had grown taller than the old man's beard.

"Your Majesty's carriage is just outside, please come back quickly, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the palace gate was ahead, Chen Tingjian quickly stopped in front of Emperor Yuanyou and pleaded again.

Emperor Yuanyou nodded, but suddenly untied the belt of the cloak under his neck, and then put the fox fur cloak behind Chen Tingjian.

Chen Tingjian said anxiously: "Your servant, you rewarded me last year, but you came out in a hurry and forgot to be in the Inner Pavilion."

Emperor Yuanyou: "Then borrow it from Mr. for a while, and return it to me after entering the palace tomorrow morning."

Chen Tingjian wanted to say more, Emperor Yuanyou waved his hand, turned around and ran towards the palace.

The cold wind howled from the north, shuttling through the long palace road, the young emperor walked against the wind, but ran very freely.