Mr. Liu Ge is finally about to achieve his immortality and be filled with guests and friends.
For so many years, he was placed in the position of head of the cabinet, sandwiched between hundreds of officials and an emperor who liked to toss, and he was also suffering in his heart.
However, when Liu Jin came to the Liu Mansion, she did not see the scene of the guests and hosts having fun and drinking. Instead, many people gathered at the door. After listening carefully, they realized that Mr. Xixian thanked the guests!
"Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, are you here?"
It was late in the evening and the sky was getting slightly darker. Liu Jin, together with You Zhi and others from the Supervisor of Ceremonies, wore red robes and approached the crowd under the guidance of lanterns.
When the foreign ministers saw that all the Supervisors of Ceremonies had arrived, they spontaneously made way for them. At the end of the road were Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.
In fact, Wang Hao, Min Gui and others also came, because the emperor relented, recognized Liu Xixian's official reputation and achievements, and entrusted him with the people of the province, so at least among the gentlemen and villains
"Eunuch Liu." Li and Xie cupped their hands, and then made room to reveal the door of Liu's mansion.
Liu Jin stepped forward to take a look and found that the door was indeed closed. Logically speaking, it was not a big problem for him, the Master of Ceremonies, to open the door at this time. However, there were many people and he could not mess around. If he lost the emperor's Face, ask someone to read a book, the emperor will also slap him on the butt.
"Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, Mr. Xixian, what do you mean by this? Even the two elders can't enter this door?"
Li Dongyang indeed smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "It has been decades, but his temper has never changed."
"Then you have just arrived?"
"For a while, no one wanted to leave."
Liu Jin hissed and made a "bad" expression, "Then what should we do? His Majesty also asked our family to bring gifts. But we can't get through this door, how can our family report to His Majesty?"
The emperor also brought gifts to a demoted official?
This is rarely heard of.
Mr. Xie Ge said, "Since it is His Majesty's wish, Duke Xixian will always open the door."
"Hey, you can't say that. His Majesty only sent us to deliver gifts, not to break into the door. It's none of my business if the gift is delivered to you. Whether you accept it or not is none of my business."
"I'll knock on the door again." Li Dongyang lifted up his sleeves and stepped forward two flights of steps. "The ceremonial supervisor is here, but this door still needs to be opened."
Liu Jin pursed her lips and smiled.
These people waited for a while, and then the housekeeper probably sent a message, and then the door of Liu's mansion opened.
Liu Jian was unwilling to receive guests, firstly because he was in a bad mood, and secondly because it was difficult to arrange the etiquette for entertaining guests. Usually he was the chief minister, and no matter who came, they were all his subordinates, but now, there are people in the court Many of them are his superiors. What do you want him to do?
Furthermore, what do you want the emperor to think when word of such a grand banquet, made like a Chinese New Year, reaches the palace?
But it's different when the Supervisor of Ceremonies comes. Today, the Holy Emperor still restrains the internal officials. Since the Supervisor of Ceremonies is here, it must be the emperor's wish.
So how can he continue to keep this door closed?
Liu Jin came in side by side with Li and Xie. To put it bluntly, when he left the palace, he represented the emperor, so he couldn't be careless about everything. And he was also a smart man. Knowing Liu Jian's dilemma, he loudly said in public: "The Liu Mansion is not the Fengtian Palace, and it is not a court meeting at this moment. We are here as guests. We have no other status except guests, so we can't neglect anyone." Don’t say that Mr. Xixian didn’t care about your face. In the final analysis, Mr. Xixian opened the door because of the Emperor’s face. Otherwise, we wouldn’t even be able to drink hot tea, so except for the Emperor, none of us would have any face!”
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"Don't dare." Liu Jian was also embarrassed. He had to adjust his mentality and position in a very short period of time. He handed over to everyone, "Liu didn't take good care of me today. Please forgive me!"
The power of his words was now not as strong as that of Liu Jin, the Supervisor of Ceremonies. He said there were not so many rules, so naturally he could be more casual.
But after Liu Jin sat down, he just blew hot and cold tea and stopped talking.
When Li Dongyang saw that the atmosphere was somewhat silent, he asked, "Eunuch Liu, does your Majesty have any oral instructions?"
"No." Liu Jin
He smiled and said, "Your Majesty just asked the Chief of Ceremonies to join in the fun. Duke Xixian is dedicated to serving the people and is about to take office. Your Majesty said that the palace must be among the people seeing him off."
Everyone was murmuring in their hearts, even though there were more people, they were not afraid. But it's hard to say whether the emperor was unhappy with them gathering in the Liu Mansion.
Now that Liu Jin is here, some things are difficult to say. For example, if you want to feel sorry for Liu Jian, what should you say?
As a result, the atmosphere became a little weird.
"Your Majesty has a broad mind and is the true character of a wise king." Xie Qian could only keep talking and talk about something that was not nutritious, but everyone didn't feel much after listening to it.
When Liu Jin saw a room full of old men looking at each other, he felt a little disapproving, and then asked: "Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, you have been waiting outside the house for a long time. You must have something to say to Mr. Xixian, right?"
"Yes." Li Dongyang said helplessly, "Today I am here as an old friend. The imperial edict has been issued. Xixian will be leaving for Shandong soon. Among them..."
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He wanted to say that from the cabinet to the chief envoy, there must be some grievances. But I couldn't say it...
If you really want to talk about it, are you just blaming the emperor? Moreover, if there is a real problem, we should talk about it at noon. At that time, we didn’t talk about the meaning of talking behind the scenes. Besides, what else can you do if you don’t deserve the position of chief minister? It’s your family’s job in the imperial court, so you can be whatever you want.
"...Xixian, take care of yourself. Your Majesty has already said that as long as you serve the people as officials, we can still meet again in Beijing in the future."
Liu Jian waved his hand. He didn't want to go back to Beijing. After he left, Li Dongyang took over as chief minister. He came back a few years later, how should he position himself?
He didn't want to have those troubles happen again.
"Bin Zhi, I feel more and more that your Majesty is right. As an official, you can benefit the people and have a clear conscience. Now that you can do something for the people, you are lucky."
Maybe this is Liu Jian's sincerity, but most people still have doubts after hearing it. The more he becomes the official, the smaller he becomes, and he still pretends to be satisfied? If we really think you are so satisfied, then what else is there?
However, many people really didn't dare to say those words of resentment in front of Liu Jin.
It gradually became apparent that Liu Jin was a smart person. He was a little disdainful, even scornful, and felt unfair for the emperor.
The reserved look of many of them really made him look down on them.
So he got up quickly and stopped nagging, "Mr. After arriving in Shandong, although I won't be able to see the emperor, I hope that Duke Xian still has a pen. If there is any injustice or harm to the people in Shandong, I hope that I will come to Beijing and let the emperor know about it!"
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This gift...seems to have some meaning...the emperor still trusts Liu Xixian!
Is this to make him work for a few more years?
"Your Majesty is such a generous gift...how can I dare to accept it?"
Liu Jin knew how to speak well and said, "I still have to accept this gift. If I don't accept it, what will happen to Shandong?"
That means, it’s a bit like a holy mandate.
Liu Jian had no choice but to take the pen and kneel before the palace, "I thank your Majesty for this great gift!"
After saying the good words, Liu Jin began to change his expression.
"The gifts have been delivered, so we will leave now so as not to interfere with the sex talk here. Speaking of which, His Majesty sent our family here, without mentioning it, he just said that he wanted to support Duke Xixian, so as to prevent some people from thinking that his family is going downhill. , deliberately making things difficult. When the time comes, it will be more difficult for a chief envoy to be a minister than a cabinet minister. Wouldn’t it harm the people of our Ming Dynasty? I just don’t know what the guests of Duke Xixian’s house are thinking while sighing at the ups and downs of life. Is it the official position, rank, the uncertainty of the officialdom, or the people of Shandong! Your Majesty is worried about the inconvenience of Duke Xixian's administration. Have you ever thought about it?!"
This was said very arrogantly, and many people clenched their fists and had sullen expressions on their faces. But he is the number one person in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
The emperor also took this opportunity to once again show his
Having shown his heart to be close to and for the people, he just can't get down from the moral mountain.
After Liu Jin finished speaking, he showed no fear in the eyes of everyone and left the Liu Mansion in a swaggering manner.
After everyone left, someone swung his sleeves angrily: How dare a eunuch talk nonsense about the world and the people here!
Min Gui mocked: "When Eunuch Liu was here, you would have spoken!"
"Everyone!" Liu Jian shouted loudly, "If you are here to see Liu off sincerely, Liu will treat you with tea. If you are here to make a noise, please forgive me for not treating the guests well."
Even if it were stopped, it would still be okay.
After Liu Jin returned to the palace, he resumed his life.
This made Zhu Houzhao a little unhappy, "I am here for the people. They may think that I can't bear to see the grand occasion of the Liu Mansion, so I specially sent you to disrupt the situation. Your reprimand tonight is very good, and sometimes you should Take out their hearts and show them!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. Tonight, I really saw what it means to judge a gentleman with a villain's heart."
Zhu Houzhao thought about it, but still felt that something was wrong. This was a matter of the right to speak. Why did his good intentions turn into a vague resentment against the emperor in the circle of literati before they left the capital? If they continue to spread the word, it will be they, not the emperor, who are worried about the country and the people!
That’s okay!
Moreover, he had a bad temper in his heart that was brought out by these people. These poor and sour people were sour about their official position and their relationships. They did have ups and downs in their hearts, but how many of them were placed on the common people?
He did not think too much when he ordered Liu Jin to go. His original intention was to do good for the people of Shandong. I didn't expect that the atmosphere in Liu's mansion was such that a bunch of people were hesitating. Does that mean that Liu Jian was wronged? The emperor wronged a gentleman, right? !
The atmosphere in the Liu Mansion is actually that of an officialdom. The high officials are far away from the people, and their thoughts are rarely related to the people. On the surface, they lament that a gentleman's minister was deposed, which seems to be worrying about the country and the people, but in fact it is not the same. They just complimented each other, held sage books in hand, and scolded those in power.
Just as the emperor thought, Liu Jian might be embarrassed when he went to Shandong, which would affect the people. How many people are really worried?
"Come here!" The emperor turned around with a loud voice, "Pass the imperial guard! I will dominate him for once today, but I want to see who he is and what he said in the Liu Mansion!"
It's said to be Jin Yiwei, but it's actually Mao Yuwen, especially so late. Fortunately, Mao Yuwen came quickly. He knew that he would enter the palace at any time and live close to the imperial city.
So within a quarter of an hour, he knelt down in Qianqing Palace.
"It's still the old method, prisoner's dilemma. You take people to the houses of officials below the minister, tell them not to sleep tonight, and write down exactly what they said to Liu's house. Those who don't do it right will be punished as bullying! "
"Officials above the rank of assistant minister have come to the palace. I will listen to what they have to say! Let's see what the Chief of Ceremonies cannot listen to, and what I cannot listen to!"
Liu Jin was ecstatic in his heart. This is the emperor he loves, and this is the correct use of power!
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It’s really the New Year! You know what I mean! !
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