As the saying goes, people feel refreshed during happy events, but feel sleepy when they feel depressed. Changsheng fell asleep quickly after lying down. Worry in his heart is one of the reasons. The main reason is physical weakness and listlessness.
Changsheng woke up in the late afternoon. He only slept for less than two hours. After waking up, he didn't feel refreshed. He only felt weak and congested.
The weather seemed to have changed outside, the light in the house was very dark, and there was faint thunder outside.
Changsheng turned over and went to the ground, put on his shoes and opened the door. A cool breeze carrying raindrops blew against his face. When he stepped out of the door and looked up, he saw dark clouds in the sky, and lightning flashed from time to time in the thick dark clouds.
The housekeeper of the mansion had been waiting outside the courtyard with his servants. When he saw Changsheng opening the door, he hurriedly ordered people to prepare the food and make tea. Then he stepped forward and asked Changsheng if he wanted to take a bath.
Changsheng shook his head and waved his hand at him. After the housekeeper left, he moved into the house and moved a chair to sit on the porch, watching the raindrops falling from the sky.
The fruits and snacks had been prepared a long time ago, but Changsheng had been resting in the house before, so they were unable to deliver them. Before the rain started to fall heavily, several women brought the snacks and fruits. There were no young maids in the palace, and the servants and servants were all They are the clerks and their families left behind by the Ni family.
These women were in awe of immortality and stepped forward timidly to greet him. Then they brought fruits and snacks into the house and went out eagerly.
Changsheng heard what the housekeeper said before from outside the hospital. Changsheng stopped the women and asked them to tell the kitchen that there was no need to cook, and they only needed to bring a pot of tea.
The women must have left, and Changsheng continued to sit on the porch, blowing the wind and watching the rain, in a daze.
Changsheng didn't think about anything, he just sat quietly. There were a lot of troubles that he must try to deal with, but before he started to deal with them, he had to adjust his mood and get rid of his emotions from depression, worry and anxiety.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, so the servant held an umbrella and brought the brewed tea. At the same time, a report was circulated, and Shi Linyun, the Minister of Personnel, came from outside the house to see him.
Chang Sheng motioned to the servants to move the coffee table and the fruits and snacks in the room to the corridor, then moved a chair out, and then ordered the servants to invite Shi Linyun to come.
Changsheng could guess why Shi Linyun came to visit. Shi Linyun was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This time Li Maozhen and Li Bao rebelled and forced the palace. Many civil and military officials of the court were involved. There must be someone here who has a good relationship with Shi Linyun. Shi Linyun came to visit for them. The intercession comes.
Not long after, Shi Linyun arrived in the rain under the guidance of his servants. Changsheng did not stand up to greet him. Before Shi Linyun could salute, he pointed to the wooden chair beside him and motioned for him to sit down and talk.
Shi Linyun thanked him and sat down, hesitating and stopping to speak.
Shi Linyun didn't speak, and Changsheng didn't rush him. He was thinking about another thing at this time. When he returned home in the early morning, he used the spiritual energy token to inform Zhang Mo that he was back. Four or five hours had passed, and Luoyang Chang'an and Chang'an are less than a thousand miles apart. If Zhang Mo had set out immediately after hearing the news, he would have arrived by now. The delay in seeing Zhang Mo show up made him a little more worried.
After hesitating for a long time, Shi Linyun finally plucked up the courage to speak, "Your Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition. It's really inappropriate to come and disturb him at this time. It's just that the situation is urgent and we can't delay it. I hope that Your Majesty will forgive me."
"It's okay. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter." Changsheng said casually. Although Shi Linyun was older, the relationship between the two had always been good. He had previously asked Shi Linyun to take care of Su Pingcuo, the governor of Suzhou who had been taking care of Batulu.
"May I ask, my lord, when the emperor issued an order to punish the guilty officials, could you be present?" Shi Linyun asked cautiously.
"Not here." Changsheng picked up the teapot and poured tea for Shi Linyun. "I left the palace before noon."
Shi Linyun didn't dare to ask Changsheng to pour tea for him, so he quickly grabbed the teapot and poured it for Changsheng first.
After putting down the teapot, Shi Linyun was hesitant again. Seeing this situation, Changsheng said, "The officials who accused the emperor this morning are more than innocent. They will also die when the king of heaven comes. If there are innocent officials implicated by them, you can inform them." The Sanfa Division took them into custody first and said it was my wish."
Hearing Changsheng's words, Shi Linyun was overjoyed. He hurriedly left his seat and stood up, bending over and cupping his hands, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is so angry right now that he executed more than 300 officials in Beijing in one breath, and the executions were carried out immediately. If he complies with the order, , I am afraid that the various yamen in the capital will have no officials available."
"Three-legged toads are hard to find, but there are plenty of two-legged officials," Changsheng said casually. "You can keep some at your own discretion, but you can't let them think that the court can't live without them."
"Yes, yes, the prince is reprimanding me." Shi Linyun nodded repeatedly.
Changsheng said again, "In the name of the Ministry of Personnel, you issue official documents to all bureaus and prefectures and counties. While praising and encouraging them, you also give strict admonitions, asking them to do their jobs with all their heart and work diligently. After the autumn, the Ministry of Personnel will work with the Yushitai to investigate When judging matters, those who perform their duties faithfully will be rewarded and promoted heavily, while those who neglect their duties will be severely punished and dismissed."
After saying Chang Sheng's words, Shi Linyun hurriedly left his seat.
Changsheng said again, "By the way, it's a troubled time right now. All serving officials are strictly prohibited from leaving their posts."
Shi Linyun was stunned when he heard this. The imperial court has always respected filial piety. After his parents passed away, according to the custom, officials need to leave their jobs to observe filial piety. The so-called love-taking means that the imperial court requires officials to be loyal and does not allow officials to resign to observe filial piety.
Changsheng said in a cold voice, "Officials usually have fine clothes and fine food, and are domineering and prosperous. Now that the court is in trouble, and they need their efforts, they want to run away? No matter where they go, they will stay in my posts. If they can't do errands, All officials will be dismissed and their homes will be confiscated."
Chang Sheng said that Shi Linyun should be serious. In fact, the prince is not a specific official position, but a noble status. Chang Sheng only has the title of Minister of Household Affairs. Logically speaking, he has no power to command Shi Linyun. However, the emperor relies heavily on Chang Sheng. He said The words are almost equivalent to an imperial edict.
Shi Linyun also noticed that Changsheng was in a bad mood and wanted to leave with an excuse after he finished talking about business. Changsheng also knew that he wanted to leave, so he picked up the teacup on the coffee table. When he saw Changsheng serving tea to see off the guests, Shi Linyun took advantage of the opportunity to leave.
The heavy rain was still falling at this time. Not long after Shi Linyun left, the concierge's servant came again to inform, "Your Majesty, Shopkeeper Song wants to see you."
Chang Sheng was thinking about why Zhang Mo was so late when he suddenly heard that a shopkeeper had come to ask for a meeting. He felt dissatisfied and was about to take a look at the servant when he suddenly remembered that he was talking about Shopkeeper Song, "Shopkeeper Song?" Which shopkeeper Song?"
"Song Cai, the shopkeeper of Taiping Inn," the servant said.
"Song Cai? Didn't he go to the Western Regions?" Changsheng had an unexpected accident.
The servants in the house used to be clerks in various industries of the Ni family, and they all knew Song Cai. Hearing Chang Sheng's question, the servants were very nervous, "As far as I know, shopkeeper Song is indeed gone, but at this time he is standing here." Outside the house, your horse was also brought."
"Horse?!" Changsheng stood up from his seat, "My dark horse?"
"Yes, I recognize your horse." The servant nodded.
Hearing the servant's words, Chang Sheng was overjoyed. He walked down the steps and walked quickly in the rain.
Seeing this, the servant hurriedly picked up his umbrella and caught up with Changsheng to hold it up to protect him from the rain.
Changsheng walked quickly, taking three steps and two steps at a time. As soon as he reached the front yard, the neighing of horses came from the door. Before Changsheng could reach the door, Master Hei rushed in from the door.
Changsheng burst into tears of joy when he saw Mr. Hei. Mr. Hei was also very excited. He rushed to Changsheng and neighed, rubbed shoulders and sneezed.
Just as Chang Sheng was caressing Young Master Hei excitedly, Song Cai's voice came from the door, "My boss..."
