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Chapter 376 The Prime Minister

In front of Zhang's mansion, the sun was so fierce that the officials in front of the mansion were ruthlessly grinding.

All the officials were sweating heavily, and they kept wiping sweat with their hands in the sun, and several older officials looked shaky.

Lin Yanchao was also very hot, so he couldn't help but drink two bowls of mung bean porridge. Anyway, Lin Yanchao came, he just went with the flow and went through a formality, just to make up the number of people, but he had to come, and he didn't come and worry that he would offend Zhang Juzheng.

Just as Lin Yanchao was drinking the second bowl of mung bean soup, a minor official from the Zhang family came over and said to Lin Yanchao: "The top scholar, the prime minister is welcome."

Lin Yanchao was surprised when he heard this. The officials on the side also reacted.

"How could the Prime Minister summon the top scholar?"

"Yes, what's going on?"

"I think it's not a good time for the top scholar to go here."

"I'm so surprised that the top scholar took two bowls of mung bean soup. You've offended Zhang Xiang."

"What's the reason for eating two bowls of mung bean soup?"

"You don't understand this. One bowl of mung bean soup is for respect, and two bowls of mung bean soup are for Yue ritual."

"This...how is this more polite?"

"Brother, let me tell you, the slightest tiny hair in this officialdom is a rule and a courtesy. It's almost the same, but it's not wrong. A bowl of mung bean soup is a respect, and two bowls of mung bean soup are inappropriate."

"My brother is really amazing. I admire you very much. Please give me more advice in the future."

"Of course, of course. I have to learn more and read more, and the waters in the officialdom are deep."

When Lin Yanchao saw the minor official coming to invite him, he immediately put down the bowl and asked surely: "Prime Minister invites me?"

The little official nodded with a smile. He was worthy of being a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his every move was like a seventh-rank official.

Lin Yanchao didn't say anything, and immediately followed the minor official into the Zhang Mansion through the side door. Several officials were surprised to see Lin Yanchao leaving the Zhang Mansion. Everyone estimated that Lin Yanchao was disrespectful.

Lin Yanchao entered the Zhang Mansion, and the pavilions and towers were not described one by one. He walked through the corner gate and was led outside a side hall, and the minor official went inside to report.

When Lin Yanchao walked to this side hall, he felt a sense of coolness. The side hall was particularly cool, and the heat of early summer disappeared.

Lin Yanchao couldn't help but wonder that this side hall was not a place with lush grass and trees, and there were no water pavilions nearby. How could it be so shaded?

Later, Lin Yanchao looked carefully and found that there were more than a dozen large buckets placed near the side hall, which were probably filled with ice cubes. With these ice cubes, it was so cooler near the side hall.

Looking at the Ming Dynasty's "air conditioner", Lin Yanchao was also impressed. It was such a big deal. I heard that Zhang Ju was enjoying luxury, but he really did it.

Soon the door opened, but an official wearing a red robe and peacock patch came out of the side hall.

Seeing that the other party was a third-rank official, Lin Yanchao did not dare to neglect it, and immediately said, "The lower official Lin Yanchao pays homage to the Lord."

Although the official was sixty years old, he was full of energy. He helped Lin Yanchao up and said with a smile: "Zhuangyuanlang. Is that mung bean soup delicious?"

Lin Yanchao was also drunk when he heard this. The Prime Minister invited him to come. It was really not for these two bowls of mung bean soup.

However, the other party had no intention of being accountable, but was a joke.

So Lin Yanchao also smiled and said, "That gift from the Prime Minister is of great importance."

The other party clenched his beard and smiled, pulled a mud-gold folding fan from his sleeve, and said, "I, Wang Zhuan, I don't know if the top scholar has ever heard of it."

Lin Yanchao thought to himself, it turned out to be Wang Yiling, and said immediately: "It's Shao Sikou. He is indifferent to the respect."

Wang Zhuan's hometown is Yiling, so he is called Wang Yiling in the court. He is currently the Minister of Justice. Wang Zhuan and Zeng Shengwu are both fellow villagers of Zhang Juzheng. Moreover, Wang Zhuan and Zhang Juzheng have a marriage relationship, and they are also Zhang Juzheng's most confidant people.

Now Yao Hongmo, the Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, has been resigned, and the Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is vacant. According to the court's convention, if the ministers above the third rank are vacant, the court will be recommended, and if there are vacant, the ministry will be recommended.

The Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was a jealous position. As a result, Wang Zhuan replaced Yao Hongmo as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. This formal appointment was about to come down.

Wang Zhuan will soon be called Shaozai.

After Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister, he issued an order to kill those who dared to reconsider the prime minister in the future.

During the Ming Dynasty, although the prime minister of the cabinet was respected as prime minister, he was not a veritable prime minister.

The chief minister of the cabinet was only able to be called the real prime minister after he had obtained the support of the Minister of Personnel, and had obtained the votes and two major powers.

Yan Song and Gao Gong were both appointed as the Minister of Personnel, so they could all be called the true prime minister. As for Zhang Juzheng, he was even more skillful. Wang Guoguang, the Minister of Personnel, was his own person. Now that Wang Zhuan became the young master, the Ministry of Personnel was directly named Zhang.

As Zhang Juzheng's iron-kick, what Wang Zhuan does in the Zhang Mansion is really intriguing.

Lin Yanchao was speculating, but when he saw a row of scarlet official robes exposed inside the door of the side hall, he immediately realized that Wang Zhuan was not alone in Zhang's mansion.

But Lin Yanchao still asked knowingly: "I wonder if Shao Sikou has any advice to find the officials?"

At this time, Wang Zhuan followed Lin Yanchao's gaze, looked into the side hall, and said with a smile: "It's not that I am telling you, but that the prime minister told you."

Lin Yanchao was stunned and raised his head. Three-point was really surprised. Seven-point pretended to ask: "What's the important thing about the Prime Minister?"

Wang Zhuan opened the folding fan and shook it gently and said, "I don't know, I'm going to ask the top scholar."

Lin Yanchao said: "This... Xiaguan is confused."

Wang Zhuan patted Lin Yanchao on the shoulder with a folding fan and said with a smile: "It's okay if the top scholar doesn't know, it's important to know how to say it at that time."

This is a puzzle for himself, Lin Yanchao simply pretended to be confused, "Please tell me the truth."

Wang Zhuan held his smile and said, "At the palace examination, the prime minister once recommended the top scholar to the emperor. You should be kind to you!"

Lin Yanchao said: "Of course, the prime minister is in the lower Bole."

Wang Zhuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good, I appreciate the people who are grateful to you the most."

This is the minor official on the side said: "Wang Siko, the prime minister has invited the top scholar."

Wang Zhuan nodded and lowered his voice to Lin Yanchao, "If the Prime Minister talks about retirement and retirement later, you should persuade him no matter what. In this way, it will be considered to have repay the Prime Minister's great kindness. Remember, remember."

Lin Yanchao followed the clerk into the inner courtyard of Zhang's mansion with his thoughts.

The inner courtyard was very quiet, and there was no one coming. He led to a room behind. The minor official said to Lin Yanchao: "This is the prime minister's study, and the top scholar is waiting here."

After saying that, the clerk stood aside with his hands down.

Lin Yanchao looked inside the bookstore and looked at the desk and the bookcase was filled with document documents. At this moment, he was relieved and suddenly his heart trembled, "You sister, am I going to see Zhang Juzheng?"

Isn't this living in a dream? (To be continued.)
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