"The weather in Beijing is really changeable."
Li Zixin thought about it, turned around and got off the carriage of the Ministry of Rites, and stood there, looking at the Imperial Palace from afar, which was as majestic as the imperial palace.
He once studied in the Imperial College, and later he muddleheadedly became an official under the guidance of the old priest, and became a hard-working official of the Ministry of Etiquette. One day, after having a drink with His Highness the Crown Prince, he suddenly became the examiner of the Spring Examination. This is Li Zixin’s life in recent years.
However, even if he presided over the Spring Palace, he is currently only a small official of extremely low rank. But now no one in the court dares to underestimate this little official. Anyone can see clearly that His Majesty the Emperor has "opened his eyes" to him. In a few years, when he becomes more mature, at least one of the six departments will be under his jurisdiction. If the guess was more bold, he would probably have a first-class chair in the political hall where the governors of the three provinces under Zhongshu's sect held meetings.
But Li Zixin didn't care about it. In fact, his eyes were never limited to a temple, and he had no intention of caring about those stupid things. If Zhang Gu's ambition is to "ruly the country and become a temple" and pursue a high-ranking minister like his grandfather, then Li Zixin is at a higher level than him in terms of structure. What he seeks is not only the happiness of one country, but also the happiness of the entire world. Therefore, it is said that his mind is "ruling the world and bringing peace to the world".
Despite being busy with official duties, Zhang Gu still came here today, which shows that this trip is of great significance and there is definitely something important to do.
Zhang Gu was wearing an official uniform in the style of the Ministry of Ceremonies, with a jade plaque hanging from his waist, so he entered in a swaggering manner, and no one dared to stop him. Suddenly, his eyes widened as if he had seen something. He held his breath and hurriedly came closer. This move woke up the dozing coachman. Li Zixin's sneaky appearance at this moment would make anyone suspicious. The coachman suddenly said sternly: "Bold! This is the emperor's car. What do you want to do? If you don't leave, I will shout People!"
Instead of being afraid, Li Zixin was pleasantly surprised. Yes, yes, isn't this the carriage that Your Majesty and Your Majesty like to ride the most? In his early years, he even had a wheel removed from a car. Look, the tear marks are still there!
Oops, I wonder how much gold this new wheel is worth?
Li Zixin became obsessed with money and subconsciously reached out to touch the brand new wheel.
The coachman became furious and said, "You are so brave!"
Unexpectedly, instead of being afraid, Li Zixin pulled her neck and said, "I didn't steal or rob, I just touched her. What's wrong? Did I violate the king's law?"
The driver twitched his lips, "Why is there such an unreasonable and shameless person as you in the Ministry of Rites?"
Li Zixin had originally planned to leave, but when she heard the coachman's words, her feet seemed to be rooted to the ground. Hey, I still have to fight with you, the coachman, today.
But suddenly, the coachman's expression suddenly improved, with a look of gloating on his face.
Li Zixin sensed something was wrong, and quickly turned her head to look behind her. A dazzling white dress came into view, and there was a graceful and beautiful woman in palace attire.
It was just that his attitude was lazy, he just said "oh", then turned back, reached out and touched the smooth wheel again.
The coachman couldn't sit still for a moment and couldn't help but said: "Who are those two people?"
"I know." Li Zixin said lazily, "The Queen and Her Royal Highness the Princess."
The coachman raised his eyebrows, "Hey, you are a big shot. I want to see how distinguished you are."
After a while, Qin Fang and Guiqing had arrived in front of the carriage.
"Li Zixin?" Qin Fang asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
The coachman's expression suddenly became solemn. No wonder this man acted unscrupulously. He turned out to be the chief examiner of Chunwei at the beginning of this year and one of the two most important ministers of His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Go back to the Queen, I'm here to see Zhang Gu."
Although Li Zixin was talking to Qin Fang, her eyes were fixed on Gui Qing. He was confused and confused as to what had happened just now. Why did this indifferent princess look so haggard? Her eyes were red and swollen, her black hair was scattered, and there were still tears on her face.
The coachman also noticed this and frowned slightly. Although he didn't show anything, there was a huge wave of panic in his heart.
As the chief guest of the Dajing Palace, he had a lot of dealings with the princess and knew her indifferent nature. What on earth happened to make her cry bitterly, and just now the evil aura covered the sky? What on earth was going on?
Now Li Zixin wanted to ask, and the driver also wanted to ask, but because there was an "outsider" in front of him, he had to keep it in his heart for the time being.
Qin Fang was a little confused about Li Zixin's answer, "Why are you looking for Zhang Gu?"
"Well..." Li Zixin came up with a universal excuse, which was: "No comment."
Qin Fang smiled but said, "It doesn't matter, just ask Zhang Gu to come."
Li Zixin suddenly panicked, "Ah, by the way. I suddenly remembered that there are still some complicated official matters that need to be dealt with. Queen, Your Highness, I'm leaving now. Come visit me another day when you have time!"
With that said, he rubbed oil on his soles and started to run away.
But Qin had long expected that he was going to run away, so he reacted very quickly, grabbed his sleeve and said, "No. Your Majesty and I will ask for instructions later, and those complicated official affairs will be handled by others. Zhang Gu We'll be here soon, Mr. Li, please be patient."
The sound of "Master Li" almost scared Li Zixin's heart out.
But what frightened him even more was that a person actually appeared out of thin air in front of him.
One second he was cleaning the tea sets, and the next second he appeared here. Zhang Gu was also a little confused.
Qin Fang smiled and said: "Zhang Gu, the person in front of you is Li Zixin. I heard that he had something to do with you, so he rushed over without even having time to handle the official business."
"Li Zixin? No, Mr. Li?"
He is the chief examiner of Chunwei, and he is just a supervisor who has not yet had an official position, so naturally he has to be called "sir."
"Adults don't dare to take it, adults don't dare to take it."
Li Zixin broke out in a cold sweat. Damn it, he was really riding a tiger now.
"I wonder what Mr. Li wants from me?" Zhang Gu asked.
Li Zixin's panicked hands had nowhere to put them, and muttered: "What about that? I heard that a new restaurant has opened in the capital. How about having a drink tonight?"
"Huh?" Zhang Gu frowned slightly, thinking he heard wrongly.
Li Zixin forced a smile and said bravely: "You know, I like to neglect my duties. I am just trying to find you to show off. I want to dress up and stay in front of the Imperial College for a while. Just leave as soon as you know how to do it, you didn’t expect to be caught by the Queen. Oh, what a bad luck. Bah, bah, bah! The Queen is really lucky, good catch, good catch! I will go back and work hard now.”
Zhang Gu frowned and his expression was extremely ugly. Didn't it mean that the Chunwei examiner was not afraid of the powerful and opened the door for the poor people in the world? But the man in front of him was so ridiculous and ridiculous, he just acted like a dandy who became an official. How could he possibly do such a feat of protecting the poor people in the world? Could it be that the rumors are all false, and what His Highness the Prince said is also false, and the purpose is to deceive himself into becoming an official in the Dajing court?
If this is really the case, let alone becoming an emperor, I will not be interested in this reality, so I will pack up the shop and leave immediately.
Qin Fang was really afraid that Zhang Gu would say something irritating to Gui Qing, so she suddenly became furious and reprimanded: "Li Zixin, put away your cynical look! You are a minister, so you should abide by the way of a minister!" Questions must be answered!”
Guiqing, who had never spoken a word, spoke softly at this moment, with a hoarse voice, "Li Zixin, what do you want to do here?"
"If it's about my brother and you can't speak in front of others, you can talk to me alone."
Li Zixin remained silent.
The group of people next to the carriage were eerily quiet.
"Hey, there are so many people."
Suddenly remembering an inappropriate voice, everyone turned and looked. Standing next to Old Jijiu was a man with the most noble status in the world.
Zhang Gu quickly saluted and said, "Greetings to Your Majesty."
Li Zixin followed closely behind. Because he was an official, he said, "I pay homage to your Majesty."
Qin Fang thought for a while, then made a graceful blessing and said softly: "I have met your Majesty."
The queen and the mother-in-law had already bowed, so the old priest and the coachman had to bow, so they also bowed to Gui Qi.
What made Gui Qi feel most uncomfortable was that his daughter actually gave him a blessing.
In the decades since Guiqi ascended the throne, he has been worshiped thousands of times, and he has always felt at ease every time. But this time, he was so embarrassed that his toes were on the ground.
None of them usually bow to me when they see me, why are they so polite today?
You are sincerely playing with me, right?
Gui Qi cleared his throat and said loudly: "Don't even get up, continue to worship. Let me feel the feeling of being high above others."
Are you angry or not? After Gui Qi said these words, everyone except Zhang Gu became calm.
At least Gui Qi wasn't angry, he had expected it.
However, he did not expect that Zhang Gu would be so honest and continue to worship.
"Flat body."
Zhang Gu was helped up, his shoulders were patted heavily by the emperor several times, and he was asked, "How do you feel?"
Zhang Gu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It seems that they are working together to tease His Majesty, but it turns out that they are bullying Zhang Gu together."
Qin Fang smiled and said: "Okay, the farce is over, it's time to get back to business."
She faced Li Zixin and said: "As a woman, I can't do anything to you. But now that His Majesty and the sacrificial wine are here, I can't help you, Li Zixin, to continue making nonsense."
There is really no room for mediation.
Li Zixin gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty and your Majesty once went on a mountain tour, but the wheel of the carriage was stolen by someone. I wonder if Your Majesty and your Majesty still remember this."
Qin Fang was instantly unhappy. Can you still forget this? It was not easy for my man to find time to travel with me, but in the end, someone who suffered a thousand cuts took the wheels off the car. Although it was a trivial matter and at worst it would have been better to take a carriage instead, it was very sad. Why is it so rough? Can’t I just ask my husband to stay with me for a day?
As a result, Qin Fang's original good mood was ruined by this incident. She lost all interest in traveling and did not go on a mountain tour in the end.
Obviously this memory was not very good for Gui Qi. His tone became obviously heavier, "I remember!"
Li Zixin gritted his teeth and said, "That wheel was stolen by me!"
Everyone present was stunned.
And then, what is the connection between Li Zixin's stealing the wheel and your coming to the Imperial College to find Zhang Gu today?
Li Zixin bowed his head deeply, bowed his hands, and apologized: "I came here today because I heard that your majesty and your empress would visit the Imperial College, so I thought..."
Next he said something shocking.
"I'm thinking of stealing another wheel, buying some money, and then going to a restaurant to drink!"
On that day, the Yushitai, where crows roamed all year round, welcomed a new sinner.
His Majesty the Emperor personally brought it to the chief censor, who was so frightened.
In the interrogation room, the emperor personally picked up the stick and beat Li Zixin fifty times.
Soon, this matter will spread throughout the capital, and then throughout the world, and then reach Guiliu's ears.
This is definitely the first of its kind.
