At noon on the second day, Chu Qing entered the palace with a stack of invitations in his arms and waited outside the government hall to wait for the ministers to go down to court.
The guards standing at the door were upset and felt that Chu Qing was insulting their profession.
The monarchs and ministers were discussing world affairs in the government hall. Chu Qing, like a thief, stretched his head against the wall and peeked inside.
The guards were ready to curse. Are you going in or not? What are you peeking at?
There are no etiquette or laws saying that no one is allowed to sneak around outside the government hall when the government is in session. The problem is that there is no need to write this thing at all. The law has not yet written that you are not allowed to pee while walking in the aisle, and no one cares. My crotch gets wet every day when I go out.
So Chu Qing's behavior is definitely wrong, but he can't control it because no one said he should.
Another thing is that the guards all know that Chu Qing is the deputy commander of Qianqi Camp, and they dare not take care of him.
Seeing that it was almost noon, but the court still hadn't dispersed, Chu Qing came to the guard holding a golden melon, frowned and asked: "Brother, if I remember correctly, it is noon, right?"
The guard stared straight ahead, motionless.
Chu Qing was happy: "I'm pretending to be T-1000, and I want to ask you something."
The guards remained silent.
Chu Qing joked: "No one is watching, so why don't you leave this overbearing guard with me?"
The guard's brows twitched.
Chu Qing: "Are you mute?"
The guard's breathing was a little heavy.
Chu Qing: "Ah, ah, ah, ba?"
The guard gritted his teeth.
Chu Qing laughed and ran to the side and continued squatting.
As a result, after waiting for a long time, there was a quarrel in the government hall.
Chu Qing's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up, leaning against the door and stretching his neck to peek in.
Sure enough, there was already a huge quarrel in the palace. The two participating parties were the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Rites. The current contestant was Zhong Yu, and the other contestant was Cao Wu, the Minister of Rites.
Cao Wu, who is the Minister of Finance, shouted angrily: "You are talking nonsense, you are talking nonsense. It is almost winter, the snow is falling, I don't know how many people are going to suffer from the cold, why is there no money or food in the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
Faced with the accusation from the minister, Zhong Yu didn't show any fear. He rolled his eyes and said, "Master Cao, I am a minister in the same palace. It's not because my household officials are heartless. If they really have extra money, how can they not allocate money and food?"
In fact, when it comes to quarrels in the court, the minister doesn't have to end it personally. The younger brother can just come up. For Zhong Yu's seniority, anyone from the left to the right can be the minister. But the problem is that there is no minister in the Ministry of Rites, so Chu Qing is the one to take care of them. Went down.
It was related to the allocation of money and food during the winter. This was a major matter that could not be delayed, and Cao Wu had to deal with it personally.
In winter, it is customary for the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate money and food to the Ministry of Rites.
Providing peace of mind to the people is one of the important responsibilities of the Ministry of Rites. If there are problems such as heavy snowfalling houses and people having nowhere to go, the Ministry of Rites needs to take action, which is almost the same as appeasing the victims.
Therefore, when people are displaced, the Ministry of Rites will spend some money and food to settle these people.
"Zhong Yu!" Cao Wu became anxious and sneered: "Okay, if there is a heavy snowfall this year and the people are affected, I will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to pick you out and ask you to go and calm the people."
Zhong Yu laughed.
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Huang Laosi also had a huge headache. It was true that the Ministry of Revenue had no money. It was also true that money and food had to be allocated in the winter. As for Cao Wu, it was true that he wanted the money to be used in serious places. But it was true that all these things could be solved. No.
Seeing that Zhong Yu could not be suppressed, Cao Wu turned around and glanced at the officials in the Ministry of Rites.
One by one, all the officials in the Rites Department lowered their heads. This made Cao Wu angry, blowing his beard and staring.
It wasn't that his subordinate officials were ineffective, but that they were all frightened.
Because of Zhang Songling's incident before, everyone came out to support Zhang Songling. As a result, when the Ministry of Household Affairs was criticized, Dali Temple came out, the Prince's Young Master came out, and the Jingzhao Mansion also came out. Now the two ministers are gone. Who dares to offend the Ministry of Household Affairs?
Moreover, because of the two ministers in a row, the dignity of Cao Wu, the Minister of Etiquette, was getting worse day by day, and now he was fighting in person.
Seeing that Cao Wu was alone and unable to support himself, a man from the Ministry of Punishment suddenly came out, it was Zhai Xiu, the Minister of Punishment.
If we say who among the civil servants is the least like a scholar, one is Wei Changfeng and the other is Zhai Xiu.
Zhai Xiu, fifty-two, not to mention official position, this guy's appearance is suitable for the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.
He has a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a majestic look on his face. He has a strong back and strong waist, and his spacious official robe can fit two civil servants. He is as strong as a bear.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhai Xiu sneered: "Hubu has no money, Hubu has no money, that's what I say over and over again. I want to ask you, since Hubu has no money, why do you still call it Hubu? A person without money and food Tobe, joke."
Wei Changfeng, who lowered his head, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Zhai Xiu with a bit of confusion.
Lao Wei couldn't figure out why he was at odds with the Ministry of Rites, why did you, the Ministry of Punishments, pop up, and you were still the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments.
Soldiers will fight against generals. Zhai Xiu's Ministry of Justice is not the Ministry of Rites that loses troops and generals. The Minister of Justice has always been majestic and upright. He rarely speaks in the court. He is not a heavyweight like Zhong Yu who can challenge him.
Just as Lao Wei was about to leave for work, Qiu Wanshan beside him pulled his cuffs slightly and shook his head.
Wei Changfeng's face was full of confusion, and Qiu Wanshan whispered two words: "Zhang family."
Lao Wei suddenly realized.
Only then did he realize that Zhai Xiu was not deliberately making things difficult for Zhong Yu or Hu Bu, but was trying to regain the ground.
Just a few days ago, the Minister of Justice, Zuo Shilang, was criticized by the emperor for impeaching Chu Qing, regarding the confiscation of the Zhang family's property.
And yesterday, Chu Qing sent the thousands of "captured" money from the Zhang family to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
If the money was left in Qianqiying, it would naturally have nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue. But if it was sent to the Ministry of Revenue, Zhai Xiu would naturally go to the Ministry of Revenue to find the place and recover some dignity.
Zhong Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhai, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that the Ministry of Household Affairs has money and food without allocating it?"
"Winter comes every year, and disasters occur every year. Each government office fails to provide disaster relief every year. Whose fault is it? It is the fault of each government office or the fault of your household department. If you want to provide disaster relief, you need money and food. Asking for money and food is naturally looking for you. The Ministry of Household Affairs." Zhai Xiu's voice was very penetrating, and he said loudly: "In Beijing, there is no money for disaster relief every year, and the people suffer from disasters every year, but no one from the Ministry of Households is asked to apologize."
Wei Changfeng, who had a hot temper, was furious when he heard this and couldn't bear it anymore. As soon as he stepped out with his left leg, he was pulled back by Qiu Wanshan again.
Lao Qiu reluctantly pulled Wei Changfeng back, walked into the hall, gave a slight salute to Zhai Xiu, and spoke lightly.
"In Dachang, there are bandits every day, there are notices every day, and there are criminals every day, but I don't see how many people are detained in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
Qiu Wanshan said without starting or ending, and then lowered his head, his face expressionless.
Zhai Xiu was stunned for a moment and didn't react. The next second, he blew his beard and stared in anger.
He just said that we need money every year, but there is no money every year, and people suffer every year, and no one from your household department has ever admitted their mistake.
And Lao Qiu is like a couplet. There are bandits every day, notices are issued every day, and there are wanted criminals every day. I haven't seen how many people are imprisoned in the prison of your Ministry of Punishment.
The right minister of the Criminal Department jumped out and said coldly: "Servant Qiu, Dachang is so big. Could it be that if there are bandits, our Criminal Department can catch the thieves overnight?"
Qiu Wanshan glanced at the right servant contemptuously, and spoke as he still looked sleepy.
"It's a pity that it's already winter. It would be better if it was early autumn. The cold wind is not as good as the autumn wind."
The right minister of the Ministry of Justice was confused: "What do you mean?"
"Money and food are all brought by strong winds. Naturally, the stronger the wind, the more money and food."
The right servant looked dull: "Are you saying that the money and food of your household department... were blown by the strong wind?"
"Nonsense!" Qiu Wanshan raised his voice and cursed: "It wasn't brought by the strong wind. Where did the money and food come from? You said Dachang is so big. There are bandits. Your Criminal Department can't catch the thieves overnight. How can our Household Department run smoothly?" With the yamen and state capitals in Dachang and strong winds blowing day and night, can we get money and food?"
The right servant of the Ministry of Punishment was red-faced, ashamed and angry.
"you…"
Qiu Wanshan didn't care about him and retreated to the class, as if he would be worth less if he said a word to the right minister of the Ministry of Justice.
Chu Qing, who was peeping outside the palace, was so excited that he looked back at the guards and asked in a low voice: "Does everyone usually quarrel with each other like this when they go to court?"
The two guards still ignored him.
Chu Qing said cheerfully: "How can this be a court meeting? If we are quarreling with each other every day, this is obviously a court meeting."
