At the third hour of Yin, a little dawn had just appeared in the sky, and the light on the road was still a little dim. Yang Cong was already wearing a brand new official uniform and appeared near the side gate of the Imperial City on West Chang'an Street.

Today was his first morning court, so he naturally didn't dare to go too late, so he got up at the time of Yin and set off in two minutes.

The Lu Mansion was originally close to the imperial city, but he arrived in less than a quarter of an hour. Originally, he thought that he had arrived early enough, but he never thought that there was a long queue outside the West Chang'an Gate.

Some people came earlier than him. I don’t know if these people were showing off or were really idle.

He shook his head secretly and slowly came to the end of the team. Along the way, there were a few officials who didn't know him and bowed to him to ask him. He had to raise his hand to give him a gift after a few steps, and then raise his hand to give him a gift after a few steps. Is it a big trouble.

Although he is a writer of the Hanlin Academy who is from the sixth rank, and there are many people in the Beijing officials who have higher positions than him, his name as the top scholar is not fake. He is promoted much faster than that of ordinary people. In addition, his identity as a son-in-law of Lu Song has spread, these Beijing officials naturally know that he has unlimited potential, so ordinary officials are very polite to him.

Fortunately, there is no noise outside the imperial city, and these officials dare not stop and chat. After mistakenly entering the imperial city, he raised his hand and replied with a gift and finished it. Otherwise, he would have been entangled by a bunch of people if he couldn't walk through the palace today.

Morning court usually starts at the hour of Mao, but officials participating in the morning court must stand in line in front of the Meridian Gate one quarter of an hour in advance according to the division of the yamen and grades, and must not be confused at all. Otherwise, I don’t know how much time it will take to enter the palace. After all, there are thousands of civil and military officials participating in the morning court, and they have to squeeze into the door in a swarm. It would be strange if they don’t block the doors on both sides.

Yang Cong had never participated in the morning court. As soon as he arrived in front of the Meridian Gate, he was a little stunned because he didn't know where he should stand.

Fortunately, just as he looked up, an old man with white bearded raised his hand and waved him to him, signaling him to go over.

This person is Mu Konghui, a scholar at the Hanlin Academy. Yang Cong discussed with Nie Bao several times about the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing. He naturally saw this big boss from the Yangming lineage. Just so happened that Mu Konghui was from the Hanlin Academy, so he didn't have to find a seat for the station everywhere.

He quickly walked over, saluted Mu Konghui respectfully, and chatted with him in a low voice, then stood in the Hanlin Academy train and waited quietly.

When the hour of Mao was approaching, the three drums of the Meridian Gate sounded, and the left and right trunk doors slowly opened. A group of officials lined up in an orderly manner and entered the palace in an orderly manner. In front of the Jinshui Bridge, everyone stopped and automatically organized the team. Then they came to the square in front of the Taihe Palace, standing on both sides of the imperial road.

Immediately afterwards, a sound of music came. Jiajing slowly came from Zhonghe Hall to the corridor in front of Taihe Hall, sat on the dragon chaise, and the eunuchs on both sides whipped hard again. The officials of the Honglu Temple immediately sang loudly: "Enter the class."

The civil and military officials turned around, bowed and kowtowed three times, and shouted in unison. Jiajing raised his hand to signal everyone to flatten, and then entered the memorial session.

Yang Cong looked at all this with great interest, and felt extremely novel.

His Hanlin Academy editor is actually very leisurely. His main job is to study history and write books. Sometimes the emperor would ask him to talk about the lectures, and nothing else would be done. His study of history and write books is not a day. Therefore, even if he doesn't do anything for a few days or even months, no one would say that he would be able to do it well as soon as the emperor summoned him.

The right part of the music actually has nothing to do with him, because he is not responsible for any specific government affairs, so naturally there is nothing to be said about.

However, he was interested in watching it because through the correct report, he could understand many major events in the court. After all, he could not be a Hanlin Academy editor for the rest of his life. If he knew the government affairs earlier, he would not be disgraceful when he was promoted in the future.

What he was most concerned about at this moment was the issue of the ownership of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, because news had long been heard from Jinling that just a few days ago, Xu Wen, the current Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, had retired and returned home. This position was equivalent to being vacant. After his persuasion, Nie Bao had already communicated with several big men from the Yangming lineage and was ready to fight for this position.

Yang Cong thought that this matter should not be delayed for a long time. In just two days, the court should have discussed the candidate for the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing. But what is strange is that when the prince, the Minister of Personnel, and the Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace, Li Shi did not mention this matter at all!

Could it be that this matter has been dragged on?

It's impossible. Nanjing's Minister of Revenue is responsible for many things. He is not only responsible for the issuance of salt quotas, but also responsible for the collection of taxes in several provinces southeast of the Ming Dynasty, and also responsible for the transportation of grain and the distribution of salaries of officials left behind in Nanjing. If it is hung for a long time, the Nanzhili will be in chaos.

Yang Cong was really anxious now because this was his first time to "participate in" major events in the court, and this matter was very important. However, he still didn't know who Xia Yan would propose, what Jiajing's attitude was, and he didn't know if there were other forces who wanted to participate in the competition. This matter was really unrest.

He waited anxiously for a long time, and the memorial session was finally over. Just when he thought he was about to return disappointed today, Jiajing suddenly said, "Xu Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, has retired and returned home. I wonder if you all have the right person to choose and recommend it?"

this!

Jiajing is really unnatural. Logically speaking, this matter should have been proposed by Li Shi, the Minister of Personnel. He asked the ministers or organized the court to recommend it. He asked directly by himself.

However, no matter who brought it up, the matter finally began. Yang Cong couldn't help but secretly look at the cabinet train in the distance.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Zhang Cong, is already very old now, and he doesn't say anything all morning, and now he feels like he's asleep. It seems that he won't take action anymore.

The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet Li Shi and Zhai Luan also stood there like two Bodhisattvas, without any intention of moving. Only the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Xia Yan, the Minister of Rites, coughed, walked out of the train, knelt in the middle of the imperial road, bowed and said loudly: "Emperor, I recommend Liu Boyue, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, to be honest and fulfilled his duties, and to take on this great task."

After he made a sound, a large number of officials immediately walked out of the train, knelt behind him, and said loudly: "I am following the proposal." "I am following the proposal." "I am following the proposal."

What a good guy, not only is the left censor Tu Qiao, the Censor of the Censorate, but also a few ministers and the heads of the Five Temples. The lineup is very powerful.

Fortunately, Xia Yan mentioned only an unknown left minister of the Ministry of Works, and did not have any obvious advantages.

Immediately afterwards, Nie Bao, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, also coughed, walked out of the train, knelt in the middle of the imperial road, and bowed and said loudly: "Emperor, I recommend Zhang Shiche, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. Lord Zhang is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and is diligent in serving as an official. During his tenure as governor of Sichuan, he not only cleared the rebellion of chieftains, but also allocated food and grass to provide relief to the victims. He is very familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue and is able to take on great responsibilities."

As soon as Nie Bao finished speaking, several people walked out of the train, knelt behind him, and said aloud: "I am following the proposal." "I am following the proposal." "I am following the proposal."
Chapter completed!