Although Xiao Mubai has not been to court these days, what happened in the court was not far from what he expected.
Two days later, in the morning court, the emperor issued an order to appoint Pu Youren, the magistrate of Wuzhou, to the post of Guwan Prefecture Yin. Although many ministers were disappointed, they never made any radical remarks.
After all, the position of Yin of the Guwan Prefecture was a job for a high-ranking emperor, a powerful overlord. All the ministers asked for in writing was just to see if they could find comfortable jobs for the people around them.
The emperor finally promoted Pu Youren, which was reasonable. This decree was handed over to Si Bairongxing, the general affairs envoy, and the post of Guwan Prefecture Yin was confirmed.
Bai Rongxing received the order and retreated. The Emperor glanced at His Highness's ministers, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Dear ladies, do you have anything else to report?"
Everyone in the court looked at each other, but surprisingly, no one made a sound.
Two days ago, for the position of governor of ancient Anhui Province, the imperial study room was almost filled with the excerpts presented. Now, no one is interested in the position of governor of Wanzhou
Finally, the emperor glanced at Taifu Wu, who could only helplessly stroke his beard and go out to report: "Your Majesty, since the position of the Yin of the Ancient Anhui Prefecture has been confirmed, the position of the Governor of Wanzhou should also be confirmed."
The emperor nodded in a pretentious manner: "My dear friends, is there anyone you can recommend?"
There was silence in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Everyone looked down, for fear of accidentally meeting the emperor's eyes.
"You people, when they see vacant official positions, they usually rush to grab them. What happened today? I ask you if there is anyone who can be recommended by the people, will all of them be mute?" The emperor laughed angrily.
When the ministers heard the laughter, their hearts trembled.
It's not that they are mute, but that the position of governor of Anhui Province is too embarrassing.
Xiao Yanjun naturally wanted it, but he must not bring it up at this time. Most of his party members had good friends with Du Hanfei in the past.
At this time, if he recommended him to them, I am afraid that the emperor would suspect that he had ulterior motives.
As for Du Hanfei's old team headed by Min Zhisong, they even dare not mention going to Wanzhou to serve. The people there are all Du Hanfei's remnants. If he makes such an announcement, he will really be tired of life.
The remaining court officials also knew that this place was Du Hanfei's lair. Even if their own people were recommended, they would only be suppressed and excluded, and they would also suffer the resentment of Xiao Yanjun. Why bother with such a thankless task? Just messing around.
Therefore, under the emperor's mocking and sarcastic questioning, the Palace of Taihe became increasingly quiet, and the ministers had a rare connection with each other. This scene was simply weird and surprising.
Just when the ministers and others were feeling uneasy and panic-stricken, the emperor sneered and finally spoke again: "Since all my dear friends have nothing to say and no one to recommend."
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief and waited for Eunuch Li's shout to withdraw from the court. He might as well just shout long live on the mountain and everything would be fine.
But Eunuch Li's voice did not sound, and the emperor continued to say: "When you go back, give me a recommendation quota. If you can't do it before the palace gate today, I will give you the official hat on your head."
After the emperor finished speaking, he walked away, and Eunuch Li's unique and sharp voice finally shouted: "Retreat from the court..."
But now, no one is looking forward to withdrawing from the court.
The ministers did not expect that the emperor would issue an edict forcing them to submit a recommendation for a quota!
The emperor himself did not expect that one day, the recommendation of candidates would require an edict.
The ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony had sad faces and exited the hall in twos and threes. Xiao Yanjun's party, headed by Min Zhisong, gathered together and complained repeatedly. How should this candidate be filled
After Xiao Zimu went to court, he wrote a letter and sent it to Xia Chu. When Xia Chu received the letter, he was covering his cheeks with both hands, looking at Xiao Mubai having lunch with a painful sigh on his face.
Xia Chu frowned and took his hand away from his cheek, took the letter handed over by Han Sa, and after reading it, he held the letter between his two fingers and handed it to Xiao Mubai: "It's really been two days since the emperor appointed Pu Youren this morning. , but this decree ordering ministers to write letters recommending candidates is new, is it time for His Highness King Mo to enter the palace to relieve the emperor's worries?"
After reading the letter, Xiao Mubai felt that it was really fresh, and the corners of his lips curved. After listening to Xia Chu's words, he frowned slightly and said to him dissatisfied: "Why do you always persuade me to enter the palace? It's only six or seven days." I will leave Beijing soon, so I can stay with you for a while."
Xia Chu pursed his lips and looked at Xiao Mubai with an innocent expression: "How can I chase you away? You have to go there anyway. It doesn't matter if you go early or late."
Xiao Mubai raised his eyebrows, picked up a piece of meat and waved it in front of him, then put it into his mouth in slow motion and chewed it slowly, with an expression of great enjoyment. After his Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed, he said slowly: "We are not in a hurry. Let my father be anxious for a while and mention it again when I go to the palace to say goodbye at the end of the month."
Xia Chu looked at the oil stains on the corners of his lips, then looked at the dishes on the table, licked her lips and swallowed.
"Who made you gluttonous these past few days? You have eaten so many grapes. Now you can't even bite a piece of tofu. This is the first time I have encountered you eating like this. It really makes me knowledgeable." Xiao Mubai saw him. This look was really angry and funny, so I reached out and tapped a little between his eyebrows.
Xia Chu tilted her head back after being ordered by him. She was already greedy for the dishes on the table, and because of being squeezed by him, she immediately became angry and pointed at him: "You were the one who stripped me to eat before!"
Xiao Mubai didn't move his eyebrows. He sat there and elegantly took another chopstick of meat and put it in his mouth. After swallowing it, he raised his eyes and looked at him with bulging cheeks: "I can peel a big bunch for you at most, but I'm going out." In just two hours, when you came back, you had eaten up all the grapes in the palace, and even sent Han Sa to buy more."
Xia Chu looked embarrassed and was speechless. Her pretty face turned red from suppressing it. After a moment, she slapped the table and shouted, "Han Sa!"
The door opened in response, and it was Han Hong who came in instead of Han Sa. Han Hong bowed and cautiously replied: "Han Sa has a stomachache and has gone to the toilet. I asked my subordinates to guard him. What are your orders, Master?"
When Xia Chu saw Han Hong, his expression was startled at first, and then he realized what he was doing. The palm he slapped on the table clenched into a fist, and he hit it on the table again.
There was a 'pop' sound, and Xiao Mubai frowned and held Xia Chu's fist: "Be gentle, it doesn't hurt, I feel sorry for you."
The veins on Han Hong's forehead jumped. Although Xia Chu had lived in Prince Mo's Mansion for a while, this was not the first time he had seen such scenes. Han Sa also popularized a lot of Xiao Mubai's views on Xia Chu. How different he was, but he was not Han Sa after all. Every time I saw him, I felt like my heart was trembling.
Xia Chu looked at Xiao Mubai and sneered: "Han Sa is really very capable now. He can count on his fingers to eliminate evil and avoid disaster."
(End of chapter)