In the next few days, Changsun followed Liu Xinyan and lived a boring life as a foreign minister.
As a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Liu Xinyan's most important job every year was the imperial examination. Now that the imperial examination has just ended, Liu Xinyan's major work for the year has been completed. This period of time is the free time after a busy life.
However, Liu Xinyan soon realized what Zhou Mi said at the party that day, "If you offend Wang Shangshu and Shangshu Ling, the future will be difficult."
Liu Xinyan's thinking at the time was relatively simple, and he simply believed that it would be difficult to advance further in his career in the future. However, after these two days, Liu Xinyan realized that the difficulty of walking here also included the fact that his superiors kept putting on small shoes for him.
As a bystander, the eldest grandson also saw that Liu Xinyan was a very high-spirited person at heart. If the officialdom had not worn away his edges over the years, the things that happened in the past two days might have been enough for Liu Xinyan to resign himself.
And those old fritters in the official department were sure of Liu Xinyang's temperament, so they used this to torture him.
Thanks to Liu Xinyan, he also has a true friend like Li Dong, who helps him catch the eye of others.
"It seems that no matter what era we are in, there is no room for such arrogant people in the workplace."
The eldest grandson sighed secretly in his heart.
The official office.
Wang Shangshu sat on the main seat, and Sun Miao, the Minister of Rites, sat on the guest seat. Also present was Yuanwailang Wang Ze, standing next to Wang Shangshu.
"Master Sun, what brought you here today?" Wang Shangshu said with a smile.
Sun Shangshu first drank a cup of tea regardless of his appearance, and then said with a wry smile: "Master Wang, you can see how embarrassed I am. I am here to ask for some tea from you."
The two have a close relationship and often communicate in private. This is why Sun Shangshu can ignore his image in front of Wang Shangshu.
The two chatted for a while, and Wang Shangshu asked again: "What other errand has made it difficult for me to do this?"
Wang Shangshu could tell at a glance that Sun Shangshu was in trouble, so he probably discussed it with himself this time.
When Sun Shangshu heard this, he was no longer polite and said directly: "What else can I do? It's about Qiu Shou."
Wang Shangshu nodded. The Ministry of Rites was responsible for the annual Spring Festival, Autumn Hunting and other matters. Each of these matters was cumbersome and could not go wrong.
"Autumn hunting is held every year, what changes this year? Can it still make you so embarrassed?"
Sun Shangshu wanted to say a few more words, but he glanced at Wang Ze aside with a vague look, and finally swallowed it.
"It's not that much has changed. However, as you know, this year, the Akikari clan's nobles got involved and wanted to take this opportunity to show off. They also introduced someone, the one who was killed some time ago."
Sun Shangshu lowered his voice and said, of course Wang Shangshu knew that the person he was talking about was the murdered clan relative Tang Huaian.
As an important minister in the court, Wang Shangshu certainly knew what Sun Shangshu said. Autumn hunting was originally handled by the Ministry of Rites, but this year the clan nobles intended to use this matter to show their existence.
So the clan nobles strongly recommended Tang Huai'an, the youngest son of Huai Wang, to coordinate with the Ministry of Rites to organize the Autumn Hunting, and the emperor agreed.
"I'm happy to be free. I've been letting him take care of things before. Anyway, if it goes well, I'll take advantage of it. If it doesn't go well, I'll pass the responsibility on to him." Youtiao didn't hide anything in front of you, he spoke out his thoughts bluntly.
Wang Shangshu nodded. Such thoughts and operations are common methods used by everyone in the court.
"It's just that, who knew that after he died, the Qiugari incident would all fall on our Etiquette Department. It took me a long time just to clean up the mess he left."
Wang Shangshu somewhat understood Sun Shangshu's tiredness when he came in. Sun Shangshu was equivalent to picking up a mess in the middle. The key was that Tang Huaian was still dead and there was no handover.
Sun Shangshu continued: "The key is that you said when Tang Huaian died, but he died at this time, and Dali Temple couldn't find out why. King Huai had nowhere to vent his anger, so he kept pestering me, saying that I was jealous of Tang Huaian's talents. , killed him, don’t you think it’s ridiculous?”
Wang Shangshu shook his head helplessly, as if he was not surprised by Prince Huai's meeting.
"Well, after all, Prince Huai has lost his son, and he feels uncomfortable and has nowhere to vent his anger. He must be resentful of you, so just endure it. Prince Huai will not be so stupid as to think that you will really harm Tang Huai'an."
Sun Shangshu was also helpless when he heard this. He also knew all this, but to him, this was equivalent to an unreasonable disaster, and anyone would feel wronged.
"Master Wang, I understand what you are saying. But Tang Huaian represents the nobles of the clan. You said that if he is dead, only my Ministry of Rites will benefit from the Qiu Shou matter. Anyone who is ignorant will You think I am the biggest suspect, you say I am unjust or not. The first thing I want to do when I come here this time is to ask, is the top pick recommended by Mr. Wang okay? Is there any progress in the case? "
Wang Shangshu did not reply when he heard this, but picked up the teacup and drank the tea silently.
Sun Shangshu understood what Wang Shangshu meant when he saw this. He was also a major member of the Wei Party, so he knew the inside story as to why Wang Shangshu recommended Yun Xuezhi.
The reason why Sun Shangshu asked this question was that he was really having a hard time being entangled by King Huai during this period, so he sincerely hoped that the case would make progress, even if there was one more suspect, so that King Huai could devote some energy to it. It is also good to resent others.
Wang Shangshu put down his tea cup and changed the subject: "You said this is the first thing, what else is there?"
"Oh, there is indeed one more little thing."
"Princess Aki Shou Tai'an will also participate this time."
Speaking of this, Sun Shangshu sighed a little.
Autumn hunting was originally a hunting activity for male members of the royal family, but gradually some royal women will also participate. After all, this is one of the few opportunities to witness the martial arts of the royal family. The women really hope to witness the martial arts of a certain royal member. one side.
For the male members of the royal family, they are also happy that their heroic side is witnessed by more people.
Of course, under normal circumstances, the female members of the royal family often only watch in designated peripheral areas.
But Princess Tai'an is different.
The Princess Tai'an mentioned by Sun Shangshu was the eldest princess of the dynasty. She was a brother and sister to the emperor, and her status was extraordinary.
The reason why the eldest princess has an unusual status is that although she is a daughter, she has great influence in the court. It is said that before the emperor ascended the throne, the eldest princess was a strong contender for the throne.
Although the emperor is now on the throne and the imperial power is stable, the eldest princess still has a certain degree of control over the court, and sometimes some decisions make even the emperor feel headache and helpless.
For example, the eldest princess has not left the cabinet yet; another example is that the eldest princess must participate in the autumn hunting this time, and she still has to go deep into the hunting ground with the male members of the royal family.
Wang Shangshu heard this and said, "The eldest princess has not practiced martial arts, and she has no knowledge of riding or shooting. Why do you want to go deep into the hunting ground?"
Sun Shangshu said distressedly: "That is to say, I can't figure out why she is like this. I think it may be that watching from the outside is not enough."
"The safety of the eldest princess will be Qiu Shou's top priority."
"That is to say, His Majesty gave his gold-lacquered heavy-armored dragon chariot to the eldest princess for this purpose."
Wang Shangshu was also a little shocked when he heard that the golden lacquered heavy armored dragon chariot mentioned by Sun Shangshu was the emperor's exclusive vehicle, and it was also the one used by the emperor when he campaigned in the north and quelled the rogue bandits on the northern route.
Its most commendable thing is its excellent defensive capabilities, which can be seen from the fact that it can allow the emperor to enter and leave the enemy's formation as if he is in no one's land.
"With the gold-painted heavy-armored dragon chariot and enough guards, there will be no problem with the safety of the eldest princess." Wang Shangshu said.
Unexpectedly, Sun Shangshu still looked sad and said: "It is true. The gold-lacquered heavy-armored dragon chariot has excellent defense, but it is not comfortable to ride. Even His Majesty has never ridden it since he came back from the northern route. Not to mention a fragile body like the eldest princess."
"No, the eldest princess took a test ride some time ago. Even the stone road in the palace was difficult for the eldest princess to adapt to, let alone the rugged mountain road in the hunting ground."
"What do you mean, eldest princess? You plan to abandon the gold-lacquered heavy-armored dragon chariot.
Already? Wang Shangshu asked.
"That's not true. Although the eldest princess is willful... ah, no, she has her own opinion, but she also knows that her own safety is the most important thing, so she ordered us to transform this gold-painted heavy armor dragon chariot." Sun Shangshu was a little helpless.
Upon hearing this, Wang Shangshu's face became slightly solemn, and he reminded: "Master Sun, this gold-lacquered heavy-armored dragon chariot is His Majesty's exclusive vehicle. The transformation must not be taken lightly and needs to be reported to Your Majesty."
"Of course I know this. Lord Shangshuling has already reported this matter. Regarding the eldest princess, His Majesty was quite helpless and approved the transformation."
Wang Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief for Sun Shangshu and said, "Now that His Majesty has agreed, this matter will be easy to handle. The renovation will be left to the Ministry of Industry. It will not be difficult to complete it before Qiuchi."
Sun Shangshu shook his head, "I'm angry when I say this. This matter is a matter of the Ministry of Works, but Zhu Weikang is not a son of a man, so he just shirks it by saying that this is Qiu Shou's matter and has nothing to do with their Ministry of Works. How do you think this makes sense?"
Wang Shangshu smiled dumbly. The Zhu Weikang Sun Shangshu mentioned was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. The two of them usually did not deal with each other. At this time, it was normal for the Zhu Weikang not to take responsibility for the Ministry of Rites.
Seeing that Wang Shangshu didn't answer, Sun Shangshu simply said shamelessly: "We have already thought about the plan to transform the gold-lacquered heavy-armored dragon chariot. Engraving a suspension bridge array on the bottom of the dragon chariot can greatly improve the riding experience."
The suspension bridge formation mentioned by Sun Shangshu is specially engraved on the carriage, which can make the frame of the carriage float a few centimeters above the wheels, so that even on bumpy roads, the carriage can tread flat ground.
However, although the suspension bridge formation is good, it is quite troublesome to engrave, and even in the Ministry of Industry, there are only a handful of soul masters who can inscribe the suspension bridge formation.
For this reason, the Suspension Bridge Formation has become exclusive to the royal family, and only the cars of core members of the royal family can be engraved with it.
Sun Shangshu knew that Wang Shangshu had a good relationship with Zhu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, so he came here hoping that Wang Shangshu could mediate and borrow people from the Ministry of Industry to inscribe the talisman array.
Wang Shangshu was a little embarrassed. It was precisely because he had a good relationship with Zhu Shangshu that he knew that the Ministry of Industry was not idle during this period and also had its own affairs. Moreover, the soul-imbuing masters who know the Suspension Bridge Formation are all the favorites of the Ministry of Works, and they are so high-spirited that even Zhu Shangshu needs to see their faces sometimes.
Wang Shangshu and Sun Shangshu explained the situation, but Sun Shangshu could only leave in disappointment.
After Sun Shangshu left, Wang Ze, who had been accompanying him in the hall, walked up to Wang Shangshu and said, "Sir, I have a plan. Is it feasible?"
