The emperor was about to arrive in the East China Sea, but Qu Zixi, the censor of the right patrol, announced that he would take a day off, and no one would be allowed to disturb him unless the imperial edict came.
At this time, in the East China Sea, the censor of the right patrol was the highest officer, and no one dared to object to this, so they could only slander it.
The emperor wanted to stay in Donghai Kingdom for at least five days. There was a lot of preparation work in the place. The precursors arrived three days ahead of schedule and put forward many opinions. Therefore, Qu Zixi was even more abrupt.
Wang Pingyang is from Linzi, not too far from the East China Sea, and the Wang family was found by the East China Sea. He is considered a homecoming, and the treatment he receives is different from the others. Wherever he goes, there are always a large group of officials who follow him. Kang is even more inseparable.
"Your Majesty is trying to be frugal. All these color booths have been demolished, and these houses, have they been re-polished? The shop signs are also new, right? Oh, you people, I really don't know how to say it. Obviously, Your Majesty can see the flaws at a glance. Replace them all and return to their original appearance."
Someone reminded in a low voice that there are only less than three days left, and the time may be a little too late.
"Brother, I know it's difficult, but what can I do? I want to be lighter? It's easy. Let's do nothing. When your Majesty comes down, Longyan is furious. Let's go home and farm together."
The officials panicked and apologized immediately, and Yan Kang swore to God that the streets would be restored to their old appearance within two days.
After the inspection, Wang Pingyang went to the state minister's mansion to attend the banquet, and frowned as soon as he entered the hall, "What did you do? I talked about being frugal all the way, and I'm dry here. You guys still do this?"
There were three tables in the hall, which were piled with delicacies from mountains and seas. Several beautiful women stood around, holding jugs in their hands. When the adults came in, they immediately greeted them in unison.
Yan Kang smiled and said: "Master Wang said to be frugal, this is frugality."
Wang Pingyang was taken aback, "Did I leave my hometown for too long? The thriftiness of Donghai Kingdom is not the same as elsewhere."
Yan Kang invited Wang Pingyang to the table. There were only three of them at the table, and the other officials squeezed tightly around the other two tables.
Yan Kang picked up the wine glass first, and Wang Pingyang also picked it up. He could only smell a strange fragrance. The maid behind him came over to pour the wine and smiled at him.
Wang Pingyang glanced at it and hurriedly blocked the mouth of the cup, "Lord Yan, I don't dare to drink this wine if you don't say it clearly."
Yan Kang smiled and said: "Lord Wang doesn't know, these wines and dishes are local specialties of the East China Sea, and they were originally used to receive His Majesty. We thought it was simple and thought it didn't cost a lot of money, so it was quite frugal. Today, I listened to what Mr. Wang said. , If you are enlightened, you understand where you are wrong. But things are already prepared, and no matter how little money is used, it will cost you, so you can't just throw it away. Wouldn't it be more wasteful?"
Wang Pingyang pondered for a moment, "So we are cleaning the food that His Majesty does not eat?"
"That's right, Mr. Wang, you have to forgive us for not preparing a table for you."
"No problem, this is better, frugal, you must practice frugality." Wang Pingyang moved his hand away, and the maid poured the wine again, almost sticking to the adult's body.
The officials took turns to come forward to toast, climb fellow villagers, and talk about friendship. All of them hit it off at first sight. Two of them talked about coming and going, and they were really distant relatives to Wang Pingyang.
Both the host and the guest were very happy. Yan Kang hinted that there were a lot of things that he wanted to give to the emperor but he took down.
Wang Pingyang didn't dislike it. He felt that along the way, the officials of the East China Sea were the best at doing things, but he was also a little worried. He glanced at the other person at the same table and whispered, "Is it okay?"
The servant of the Ministry of War was named Zhang Qing, who came earlier and became close friends with the local officials. Yan Kang laughed and said, "Don't worry, Lord Wang, Lao Zhang is his own person. Your Majesty doesn't want it. Only for Lao Zhang."
Wang Pingyang hurriedly cupped his hands and said to Zhang Qing, "I don't dare. Master Zhang is a servant of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and his rank is higher than me. I am a small official of the Ministry of Rites, and I came late. How can I take away the beauty of people? Master Zhang, you choose first."
Zhang Qing hurriedly put down the wine glass, "Master Wang is too polite, we have all the people in the Ministry of War. If Master Wang wants to carry something, look for me, I can provide one or two hundred people, don't say who is higher and who is lower, who is first and who is last. If so, we are all friends, and Lord Wang is late, so you should choose first."
The three laughed at the same time, and the officials at other tables also laughed, and the atmosphere became more and more warm and harmonious.
While drinking, Wang Pingyang suddenly frowned, put down the wine glass, and asked, "Why didn't Yushi come here?"
Everyone in the East Sea Country hehe, Zhang Qing said: "Yushi Qu is resting today, and outsiders are not allowed to disturb him."
"Rest? Your Majesty is coming, everyone is busy, but Yushi Qu is going to rest?"
"Yushi Qu said that his duty is to supervise the investigation and not participate in the pick-up business."
"What, what are you talking about? Everyone has a responsibility, so why don't they just ignore your majesty?"
Yan Kang said in a low voice: "The new official has three fires, and Yushi Qu is on fire. Let's not mess with him."
"Hey, he thought that he could be on the air after being a teacher of scriptures for His Majesty for a few days?"
Yan Kang smiled and said, "It's only for one day. We should be able to leave the house tomorrow. We are all used to it, and Lord Wang has to bear with it. Maybe Yushi Qu didn't know that Lord Wang was coming."
Wang Pingyang was provoked, he waved to the door, called his entourage, and said loudly: "Go, send a note to the right patrol censor, and say that I will come to visit before dark."
Yan Kang and Zhang Qing hurriedly dissuaded them, but Wang Pingyang insisted even more, and asked his entourage to set off immediately, and then said, "Look at your appearance, what are you afraid of? I don't think he is the censor of the right patrol, but he is the teacher of His Majesty. I am His Majesty's relative. On behalf of His Majesty, I arrived ahead of time. Of course, I have to meet. Don't worry, Yushi Qu will definitely meet me. He will stay outside for a long time. Now, you need to know your Majesty's movements from me."
The officials agreed.
Not long after, the entourage came back, walked over to the master, and whispered a few words.
"What? Yu Shi won't accept the post?" Wang Pingyang was furious, "Did you say who I am?"
The entourage nodded, "I said it, but the other side said, except for the imperial decree, I will not accept it, except for Your Majesty, I will not see it."
Wang Pingyang was furious and stood up, startling the maid behind him and spilling a lot of wine.
"It's crazy, he hasn't become prime minister yet, where did he get his temper?"
Yan Kang pulled Wang Pingyang to sit down and said with a smile, "The Censor is a speech officer, and he doesn't like to be in contact with other officials, that's what he should."
"Am I an 'other official'? I don't even go to see him in terms of official position. For the sake of all the people around His Majesty, why don't I give him some face?"
"Yushi Qu... how can I put it, he reads a lot, sees less, and pays attention to 'the monarch of heaven and earth'. In his eyes, teachers are more important than relatives."
"'Pro' is in front of 'Master'!" Wang Pingyang became more and more annoyed.
The officials stepped forward to toast and comforted them. These people were old foxes. They said they were persuading, but they poured wine on the fire in secret. Wang Pingyang wanted to say a few words and then passed. It is impossible to see Qu Zixi.
"Does he think he must be prime minister? With a word of mine, he can't even keep his current position."
The officials stopped him and sent Wang Pingyang out of the Prime Minister's Mansion all the way. When he got outside, no one followed him.
Qu Zixi's residence was very close to the residence of the prime minister. It was getting late. Wang Pingyang drank a lot and didn't ride a horse. Under the guidance of his entourage, he quickly came to the front of the house and ordered someone to smash the door.
It didn't take long for the door to open, and a young servant walked out from inside, looked at him a few times, and asked, "Who is it? What's the matter?"
As soon as the wind blew, Wang Pingyang became more awake and did not dare to attack immediately. He stepped forward and said, "Wang Pingyang, the counselor of the Ministry of Rites and the expedition of the patrol hunter, has come to visit the right patrol censor, Mr. Qu."
The young man frowned slightly, "Didn't I tell your people? Mr. Qu is not here today, come back tomorrow."
The young man retreated to the door and was about to close the door. Wang Pingyang took a step forward and blocked it, "Have you informed Lord Qu?"
"Mr. Qu is resting. I can't disturb you. How can I report it?"
"You'd better let me know. Lord Qu definitely won't blame you. He recognizes me... he should recognize me."
The young man shook his head, "Mr.'s words are very clear, I can't go against it. Besides, Mister knows a lot of people. Everyone is like you, and there will never be a chance to rest."
Wang Pingyang became angry and felt that all the officials were watching from a distance. If he returned without success, he would become a laughing stock. How could he accept "what Your Majesty doesn't want"
"I am not an ordinary person, my surname is Wang, and I am His Majesty's cousin."
"His Majesty has many relatives. Mr. Qu has never said which one to meet. You still..."
Wang Pingyang rushed forward, bumped the boy away, and said loudly, "It's not so difficult for me to meet the emperor. Yu Shi! Lord Qu! Qu Zixi!"
When the young man wanted to stop him, several of Wang Pingyang's entourage rushed in to clear the way for the master, but the young man could not stop him at all.
Wang Pingyang strode in and went straight to the main room. There was no one inside. He searched a few more rooms, but no one was there. He turned around and let his entourage catch the young man, and asked sharply, "Where is the Yushi man? Where are you hiding? Come on, or else..."
With a cough behind him, Wang Pingyang turned around, recognized Qu Zixi, and immediately bowed and saluted with a smile, "Yushi Qu, I have seen you, Wang Pingyang is the forerunner of the hunting tour, I just arrived today, I'm here to greet you."
Qu Zixi nodded, turned and walked towards a room, Wang Pingyang followed, turned and glared at the young man, he would make a good complaint later.
This is a study room. Qu Zixi walked to the table, but still did not speak. He studied the ink by himself and picked up the pen to write. Wang Pingyang stood aside and said with a smile, "Is this the mantra of Yushi? You're in trouble."
Qu Zixi wrote very quickly, put down the pen after finishing, and turned around to signal Wang Pingyang to come over.
Wang Pingyang walked to the table, took a few glances, and was so frightened that his whole body went soft. It was an impeachment, pointing directly at him, the forerunner of the patrol, saying that he drank indiscriminately and did not know etiquette.
Wang Pingyang was sober for seven minutes, thumped on his knees, and was about to plead, when Qu Zixi waved his hand, Wang Pingyang was stunned for a moment, then he understood, got up and grabbed the impeachment memorial on the table, turned around and ran away.
The young man came over to close the door, and Qu Zixi stood motionless at the table.
Wang Pingyang didn't notice that there was still a piece of paper on the table with several names written on it, Huang Pugong, Yan Kang, Lu Dapeng, Zhao Hao, Nan Zhijin and others were all listed.
Qu Zixi picked up the pen, added Wang Pingyang's name, thought for a moment, and drew a circle outside the three words "Nanzhijin".
The silent thinking of this day had some effect, and Qu Zixi felt that he had seen a flaw.