The next day, Mao hour.
A touch of fish belly white appeared in the sky. The scorching sun was rising, lighting up the entire city of Chang'an.
Tai Chi Palace, inside the side hall.
Xu Fenglei looked at the imperial seal in front of him and the pile of memorials that looked like a mountain, and fell into deep thought.
Then, he let out a long yawn, and a feeling of sleepiness swept over him.
Damn it, I’ve never gotten up so early before!
"Xu Gong, these are all petitions from newspapers in three provinces and six ministries. They have been reviewed by the ministers and they are correct."
Eunuch Sun, the eunuch on the side, bent down to salute and said respectfully,
"Please ask Mr. Xu to exercise the power of supervising the country and approve the red seal."
Xu Fenglei: "..."
"So many, do they all need to be stamped?"
He said with a speechless face,
"This is almost piled up! Then I will do nothing else every day and just stamp it!"
Eunuch Sun smiled awkwardly.
"Not all of them need to be covered with jade seals... I have already sorted them for you."
He continued,
"The pile on the left only requires Zhu Zhu, and there is no need to touch the jade seal."
"Only the stack on the right needs to be stamped with jade seals, otherwise it will not be effective."
Xu Fenglei glanced at it.
On the right is a hill.
On the left is a high mountain...
Thinking about having to do this every day for the next two months, his head will get big!
No wonder later in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty established a ceremonial eunuch, and also arranged eunuchs with a pen and a eunuch with a palm to specially approve the emperor's red pen and stamp the seal.
It might be okay to do this for a day or two, but if you do it for a long time, you'll be like an assembly line worker. It's really boring.
As for Xu Fenglei himself?
Sorry, I want to show off and don’t want to do it all day.
"Since you have already sorted them, why not just be more diligent and make a few red marks and cover them with the jade seal?"
Xu Fenglei said casually,
"Anyone can do this anyway, can you help me do it?"
Hearing this, Eunuch Sun was shocked and knelt down with a thud!
"Mr. Xu! How dare you, slave!"
He looked extremely frightened and kowtowed,
"This is the power that your Majesty and the Supervisor only have. Even if I have ten heads, I would not dare to do such a thing!"
"Zhu Pi is supreme, and the jade seal is even more sacred! How can it fall into the hands of a lowly slave? Please take back your words and never say it again! Otherwise...otherwise, His Majesty will kill the slave's head when he comes back, and he will definitely blame you. of!"
As he spoke, his legs were still shaking.
It was obvious that he was really scared to death.
"Tsk..."
Xu Fenglei crossed his arms and said with a smile,
"You are quite awe-inspiring, that's good."
"Keep this awe, teach it to your descendants, and pass it on."
Throughout the Tang Dynasty, eunuchs were rampant.
They were able to take charge of the army and depose the emperor. Those powerful officials had obviously lost their respect for the emperor and the artifact.
In this way, can Dynasty An be undefeated?
Look, the servants under Li Shimin are very well-behaved. They are all slaves and slaves. This is called clarifying one's position, which is good.
"Yes Yes……"
Eunuch Sun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded repeatedly.
Wow.
Xu Fenglei casually opened a memorial and stamped it with a big seal without even looking at it. The snap was so quick!
Then replace it with the next one.
"Xu Gong, you..."
Eunuch Sun said in astonishment,
"Don't you look twice?"
Xu Fenglei held the huge imperial seal and smiled slightly.
"I don't have a mind of my own, I'm just a ruthless stamping tool."
He slapped the jade seal down again and said,
"You must have noticed that this was approved by the ministers of the three provinces and six ministries, but I didn't even look at it!"
Bang bang bang!
A stack of memorials was quickly covered.
"yes!"
Eunuch Sun quickly responded,
"My slave will add more ink for you..."
He was not a fool for being able to get to this point in the palace, so he could naturally understand the implication of Xu Fenglei's words.
Don’t read, just approve!
This is tantamount to taking away all the responsibilities. If something happens at that time, it will be the fault of the husband and has nothing to do with him.
At the same time, as a supervisor, he does not exercise the power to review and reject memorials, which will undoubtedly make His Majesty feel more at ease.
Even though he is young, he probably has more than 800 evil intentions in him!
…
Bang bang bang!
Xu Fenglei is knocking on the jade seal.
Swish, swish, swish!
Xu Fenglei is Gou Zhubiao.
After working like this mechanically for half an hour, the sky outside the palace was completely bright, and he could just close his sore hands and sit down on the wicker chair.
"Damn... this job really isn't done by humans!"
He couldn't help complaining,
"My hands are almost useless!"
"Come on! Call a slave to give me a massage! I'm so sore..."
Eunuch Sun was sorting out the approved memorials. When he heard Xu Fenglei's instructions, he immediately stopped what he was doing and called two young maids.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xu. It's really hard..."
He said happily,
"These two slaves specialize in shoulder massage. There are also maids who massage the feet, stroke the back, and tap the legs. They are all used by His Majesty. You can use them. Do you want to call them all?"
Xu Fenglei's eyes lit up.
"Is there a dedicated person in charge of every part of this?"
He said with great interest,
"So finely divided?"
"That's natural." Eunuch Sun said with a smile, "How can we not be careful when it comes to His Majesty's dragon body? Wait a moment while I go call them all."
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he waved his hand.
"No need, I'm not a dragon body, how dare I use the emperor's standards? Just these two are enough."
He moved his shoulders, closed his eyes gently, and said,
"bring it on."
The two maids were young, energetic and pretty. They walked slowly behind Xu Fenglei, stretched out their warm soft hands, put them on his shoulders, and started to rub them gently.
"Ah...it feels so comfortable."
Feeling the softness, Xu Fenglei couldn't help squinting his eyes and grinning,
"It's just this little benefit, I can still enjoy it..."
"Eunuch Sun——"
"My servant is here, please give me your orders, Duke Xu." Eunuch Sun said respectfully,
"You go and get some breakfast."
Xu Fenglei touched his belly and sighed softly,
"I've been busy all morning, and I haven't even beaten my teeth yet..."
Snapped!
"Ouch! Look at my slave's memory, I forgot about this!"
Eunuch Sun slapped his forehead and said extremely apologetically,
"Wait a moment, wait a moment! I will go to the imperial kitchen and make arrangements for you immediately!"
After saying that, he quickly stepped out of the side hall.
Xu Fenglei relaxed completely and was about to enjoy it for a while, but he heard the footsteps coming back again.
“Mr.
Eunuch Sun said a little timidly,
"I didn't even look at it. It's already time for the morning court. The ministers and servants have entered the palace one after another and are waiting in the Liangyi Hall."
"Look... why don't you go to court first and then have your meal?"
Xu Fenglei: "..."
Eunuch Sun looked at him carefully, fearing that he would be angry, but Xu Fenglei was silent for a moment, but just sighed softly.
He climbed up from the wicker chair, stretched slowly, rubbed his eyes, waved and said:
"Hey... let's go."
…
Inside the Liangyi Hall.
All civil and military officials came in one after another, lined up and divided into two lines.
The dragon chair at the top of the hall hangs in the air, and on the jade steps below the dragon chair, there is an eye-catching red sandalwood chair.
The ministers at the back suddenly whispered to each other:
"Who is this chair... for?"
"Who else could it be? Grand Master Xu, the Minister of Supervision of the Country!"
"Wow...is this considered transgression? It's just one step lower than His Majesty's dragon chair..."
"Who knows, maybe His Majesty gave his acquiescence..."
"Supervising the country! It is truly a supreme honor. Your Majesty also trusts Xu Guogong too much..."
"Quiet!" The eunuch in the palace shook his fly whisk and shouted loudly.
Uh-huh!
All the ministers were shocked and stood in awe.
On the left side of Liangyi Hall, a figure walked up.
"Mr. Xu, that chair is yours, please take a seat."
Next to me, Eunuch Sun said diligently,
"Slave help you up?"
Xu Fenglei glanced at him, then turned to scan the whole place.
The Liangyi Hall was solemn and quiet, with countless eyes falling on him, paying attention to his every move.
"It's not like you want to get on the horse, why should you support me?"
Xu Fenglei waved his hand and walked up the jade steps.
When he reached the red sandalwood chair, he stopped and did not sit down.
"Remove this chair."
he ordered.
"This... you are qualified to sit. This is your Majesty's permission."
Eunuch Sun was a little confused, but he still obeyed the order and called two guards to move the red sandalwood chair down the jade steps.
"Your Majesty has given me the permission, and I am filled with gratitude."
Xu Fenglei cupped his hands towards the hanging dragon chair, turned around and said seriously,
"But as a human minister, even if I temporarily supervise the country, I would not dare to sit under the dragon chair and accept the worship of hundreds of officials."
"Others may like it, but I'm very scared."
"It's better to stand. It's more practical to stand."
When the officials heard this, they were immediately in awe!
Mr. Xu's sense of proportion is so good!
No wonder His Majesty would trust him to supervise the country... Although he is young, what he does does not appear arrogant at all, but is extremely stable!
"My ministers, please pay your respects to the Supervisor!"
Fang Xuanling held the wat board and took the lead in saluting.
"Greetings to the Supervisor!"
All the ministers saluted and shouted.
"You don't need to be polite."
Xu Fenglei raised his hand and said in a deep voice,
"Your Majesty is out of the palace to escape the summer heat, but the court still has to operate. Xu is not talented, so he is temporarily acting as an agent of the government and supervising the affairs of the country."
"In the next two months, you may all see my face standing on the jade steps, giving you orders. This is also my first time to supervise the country. If there is anything wrong, I will forgive you."
"If I am wrong, please correct me; if I have seriously neglected my duty, you can send the impeachment memorial directly to Renzhi Palace and give me a copy in front of His Majesty."
"I accept all of this."
All the ministers looked at each other.
This big boss of the Supervisory State had such a low profile when he came up!
Several important ministers who were familiar with Xu Fenglei were even more surprised - the calm style of the person in front of them was completely unlike that of Master Xu who was carefree and acted as a shopkeeper every day!
What, you suddenly changed your gender?
"All I want is four words——"
Xu Fenglei stood with his hands behind his back and said seriously,
"Justice and fairness!"
"During the period of supervising the country, I will do things that are fair and upright, and I also ask you to be aboveboard. If you have anything to say or anything to say, put it out in the open. If we open the sky and speak openly, there will be nothing that cannot be solved."
"Secret grudges and conspiracy, Xu is not welcome here!"
He had thought of these words last night, and they set the tone for his more than two months of supervising the country!
Everything you say and do is done under the sun, so that everyone in the world can see and hear it, and Li Shimin who is far away in Renzhi Palace can also see and hear it!
In this way, Ji Wujiu is good!
"What the supervisor said is true and in line with the principles of governing the country. We should abide by it."
Wei Zheng slightly cupped his hands and said.
"I will obey it!"
The ministers also responded in unison, recognizing the tone set by Xu Fenglei.
"good."
Xu Fenglei nodded, his expression relaxed, and he smiled lightly and said,
"Speaking of which, I hate meetings because they are always long and smelly, which affects work efficiency."
"You are all busy people and have countless tasks to do on your hands, so - let's try to be as efficient as possible in today's court meeting. After settling the things that need to be decided, we can leave the court and do whatever needs to be done."
Changsun Wuji smiled.
This posture was the Xu Fenglei he was familiar with.
"Before His Majesty left the palace, he appointed two people to take charge of the affairs."
Xu Fenglei said loudly,
"All government affairs are presided over by Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji serves as his deputy."
"So, if you have any political issues, you can go to Mr. Fang and Mr. Changsun to resolve them. You don't have to come to me. I am only responsible for controlling the general direction, regardless of specific matters."
"All military affairs are presided over by Li Daozong, and Li Jing and Li Ji are his deputy."
"Right now, there is peace in the world, and there is no military affairs. Even if there is, it is just ordinary things such as training soldiers and distributing military pay. I hereby set the rules. During the two months since Your Majesty is away from Chang'an, except for His Majesty's imperial decree, All military movements are not allowed. The guards and horses are only allowed to move within the current military camp and are not allowed to go out. A certain degree of entertainment is allowed... I also ask the three generals Li to give more snacks and do a good job."
Li Daozong, Li Jing and Li Ji looked at each other, cupped their hands and said:
"Follow the order!"
From this moment on, all armies of the Tang Dynasty went into hibernation.
Government affairs cannot be suspended, and all military affairs must be suspended!
Defense changes are not allowed during activities!
This wave of operations can only be described as as steady as an old dog.
"Fang Xiang."
Xu Fenglei smiled and said,
"Yesterday I asked you to make a plan for the next two months. Could you please tell me about it?"
"yes."
Fang Xuanling came out of the queue and said loudly,
"Just now, the Supervisor of the State also said that all government affairs in the imperial court will be run as usual, and there must be no mistakes."
"Because His Majesty is not in the palace, the major court meeting has been cancelled, and the minor court meeting has been changed to once every ten days. Officials of fifth rank or above in Beijing will participate in the meeting."
"The affairs of the political hall will continue as usual and will be presided over by the supervisor."
"Every ten days, we summarize political affairs and send them to Renzhi Palace in a hurry. Your Majesty is asked to review them and make corrections."
"..."
Fang Xuanling was eloquent and talked about a dozen or so things. Xu Fenglei nodded repeatedly with a look of satisfaction.
It’s worthy of its name! Everything is arranged clearly, down to the smallest detail!
As long as he is here, what do you have to worry about?
It's a pity that Du Ruhui has been recuperating at home since he suffered a heart attack and no longer works. Otherwise, if Du Duan cooperates with their plan, Li Er will be fine even if he travels for a year and a half!
"The housing minister said it well!"
As soon as Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Xu Fenglei clapped his hands and praised loudly,
"From today on, all the rules are as the prime minister said!"
"Okay! If there's nothing else, let's leave the court!"
The ministers were confused: "Huh???"
Wait a minute, the court will be over now?
My mind hasn't even turned around yet...
(End of chapter)
