Regardless of the restriction of the official position, all the concerts are submitted by the Tongjin Division, and there is no delay after the submission, and the emperor must be presented immediately. The minister has a lot of opportunities to play against the emperor face to face, but there are not many performances, so the most frequent person who comes to the department is the official speech.

Xu usually didn't come back for a year, and when he came, he impeached the official, which also surprised Shi Zhongli. It has always been a Taiwan admonition official who impeached others, but it is rare to be impeached by others, this Xu Ping is really different.

Seeing Shi Zhongzhong's exaggerated expression, Xu Ping couldn't help but smile and said, "The frequent guest here is the evil guest in my house. ”

The interpersonal relationship here in the Tongjin Division is extremely complicated, and there are many court officials who have eyeliner. Xu Ping didn't want to stay too much in this kind of place, and after handing over the chapter, he said goodbye to Shi Zhongli, left the vertical arch hall and returned to the Sansi Yamen.

At this time, it was almost a year old, and the officials in the department were busy with some finishing work at the end of the year, and most of the newly transferred officials took up their posts after the year. There is still only one judge in the Salt and Iron Division, Han Zong, and Guo Jian will not take up his post until the next year.

After the dynasty this morning, Han Zong's father Han Yi was transferred to the position of Zhongcheng in the imperial history. In the imperial history, Cheng requires the official to consult the doctor and above the official can be appointed, and if the official is not available, he will be promoted to the doctor with the word power. His father was promoted, and Han Zong also rushed home early, ready to receive relatives and friends who came home to celebrate. Their Han family is a big family, not as small as Xu Ping, and the wine feast is set up all night, so they must be prepared well.

Guo Quan, who was in the Salt and Iron Gou Academy, was transferred to the Imperial History Observatory to serve as the Imperial History, and Zheng Jian was newly transferred to the Gou Yuan to judge the Gou Yuan, and he would also take office after the year.

His subordinates were not evenly staffed, and Xu Ping had nothing to worry about, so he handled some daily affairs in the yamen and went home.

Twenty-six is the last day of the last dynasty, basically not a director, after the next dynasty, Xu Ping was just about to go back to the Sansi Yamen, was stopped by a small yellow door: "The county marquis, the official will, today the Houyuan banquet minister, the county marquis is also among them, and come with me." ”

Xu Ping was confused, so he had to follow the small yellow gate to the depths of the inner house.

The so-called ministers, in this era, have a special reference, generally refer to the ruling officials, and in a broad sense, they must also be regulated. Xu Ping was not qualified at this time, and he must have been named by Emperor Zhao Zhen to be able to participate.

It was not the first time Xu Ping had entered the palace, and with the twists and turns of the small yellow gate, he came to the back garden of the Great Inner Palace.

Spring begins on the ninth day of the first month of the following year, and it is already the end of winter, but the cold wind does not stop, whistling and blowing the bare branches in the back garden, and beating the pine needles and cypress leaves that are as hard as iron.

After walking a short distance, I saw a warm pavilion in front of me, which was already full of ministers from the court at this time, and the small yellow door in the surrounding area was busy back and forth, preparing wine and food.

When I got closer, I first saw more than a dozen pots of peonies placed high on the platform, accompanied by the cold wind whistling around, blooming brightly. This was presented by Xu Ping after Sun Qilang repaired the fire road warming pavilion in the palace, and the palace people all went to the house to ask for it, and they couldn't rely on it. Anyway, Xu Ping still has more than a dozen pots at home, which is enough for the New Year.

Seeing Xu Ping coming, Kou Ying, who was sitting in the front early, said, "Xu Ping, sit here!" ”

Xu Ping greeted all the high-ranking officials all the way and came to Kou Xuan's side.

Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on the top seat, saw it and said: "Marquis Yongning, today I borrowed the winter peony you offered, set up a banquet in the palace, and rewarded the minister." The so-called borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, you come up and drink a cup! ”

Xu Ping saw that the people around him were looking at him, and hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute and thank him.

The small yellow door standing next to him was full of wine and served it to Xu Ping.

Xu Ping took it and bowed to Zhao Zhen: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!" ”

After speaking, raise a glass and drink it all.

The wine is a special brew of lamb wine in the palace, which is just right for this cold weather. Xu Ping swallowed a cup and only felt hot all over.

After returning the wine glass, Xu Ping thanked him again and returned to Kou Yang to sit down.

Since Xu Ping returned to Beijing, the third division has been in the limelight several times, and when he returned to the third division, Kou Ying only felt comfortable physically and mentally. And Xu Ping's background is there, it can be said that he has a bright future, and Kou Ying also feels confident.

Everyone sat down, and the small yellow door quietly reported the number of people, and those who did not arrive were sick or had something to do, and they would not come today.

Zhao Zhen raised his wine glass and said loudly: "The winter is bitter cold, and in previous years, it was full of desolation, not to mention the blooming flowers, even the green leaves are rare to see." This year, thanks to a skilled craftsman in the Yongning Marquis Mansion, this warm pavilion was built for the palace, and the place was big enough to accommodate all the secretaries to have a glass of wine together. The most valuable thing is that this warm pavilion only burns charcoal, and the daily cost is not much, which is not a kind of extravagance. Rare, rare! ”

Speaking of this, he raised his glass: "Ladies and gentlemen, let's have a drink!" ”

Everyone thanked them together, raised the wine glass in their hands and drank it all.

Xu Ping is not a good wine, and he doesn't think that the taste of the wine in this palace is good, but some ministers next to him have a cup of stomach and look smoky.

The banquet in the back garden is the process of the emperor and his subordinates having fun together, and there is no imperial history and the personnel of the gate staring at the side at any time, and the process is quite casual.

After three rounds of wine, Zhao Zhen stood up, walked to the peony on the platform next to him, and said to everyone: "This is the peony offered by the Marquis of Yongning, although it is not a very precious variety, but it is especially valuable in this cold winter season." In the past, I only heard that the national extreme south state army is full of flowers all year round, but I don't want to see flowers in winter in the capital. ”

All the ministers stood up together and bowed their hands in congratulations.

This year was originally about auspicious flowers and grass, but after the previous Emperor Zhenzong was a book to heaven, and it was a toss of the East and West to worship the gods and gods, and now it has become a taboo, and everyone consciously avoids this section. Xu Ping himself is also thin-skinned, obviously prompted by the greenhouse, saying that Cheng Xiangrui can't hang it on his face, not to mention that he still has it at home.

Zhao Zhen beckoned a group of close ministers to come forward to enjoy the flowers, everyone thanked them, and the prime ministers Lu Yijian and Zhang Shixun took the lead, leading the ministers to approach the high platform for arranging flowers.

Although peonies are good in Luoyang, there are also many people in Tokyo who grow them, and Yujin Garden is planted in acres and hectares, which is not unusual. But the peony that blooms in winter, everyone is seeing it for the first time, the cold wind is blowing outside, and there is a special mood to enjoy the flowers in the pavilion, and one by one is full of interest.

Feng Yuan, a white-haired Hanlin scholar, bowed to Zhao Zhen in front of the flowers and said: "Watching flowers in winter, this is a peaceful event, how can there be no poetry?" Please let your majesty let the ministers present poems. ”

Xu Ping frowned when he heard this, he didn't like to have a banquet with these literati ministers, because they came to Shifu at every turn, as if they had nothing else to do. Poetry trail, it's nothing to write two poems because of the excitement, but it's really unnecessary to rush ducks to the shelves like this, and waste brain cells in vain.

Besides, this Feng Yuan, when Concubine Li Chen died, he was the guardian of the funeral. As a result, the tomb was flooded, and if it hadn't been for the king's intercession for him, this bachelor would have been unable to do it a long time ago, and now he is making trouble again. (To be continued.) )