Xu Ping followed the flow of people out of Donghua Gate and secretly breathed a sigh. In the early dynasty, when Kou Ying played the three divisions, he mentioned several things related to Xu Ping, one was the new cast iron money, the other was the controversy over the tea law, and the treasury affairs in Beijing.

Because there are too many problems involved, the treasurers in Beijing will be discussed in the future, and the new coinage and tea will be discussed in the afternoon in front of the Chongzheng Palace.

At this time, the sun has risen high, and it is warm as if it is spring.

Outside the Donghua Gate, all kinds of hawkers shouted and sold at the top of their voices, and the servants of various officials were either leading horses or preparing cars, and they were hustle and bustle.

Xu Ping squeezed out of the crowd, and the little guy hurriedly led the horse and ran forward, his mouth bulging, and he didn't know what to eat.

got on the horse, Xu Ping said: "Go to the partial cultivation center, I will enter the palace to perform in a while, don't go home first." ”

The little servant answered, led the horse along the horse street, and went to the Sansi Yamen in the south.

Only the prime minister has the privilege of riding horses in the imperial city, and officials like Xu Ping, after the next dynasty, many still choose to go out of the Donghua Gate and ride around to the front, and there are not many officials who are willing to walk to the yamen in front.

As soon as he entered the Yamen of the Third Division, Kou Ying sent someone to call Xu Ping to his governor's hall to discuss matters.

It turned out that he was not alone in his nervousness, Xu Pingqiang calmed down his mind, and instructed the little servant to settle the horses, find a teahouse outside the Yamen of the Third Division to drink tea and wait, and walk to the governor's hall by himself.

When I entered the official hall, I saw Kou Yang walking around the hall at a glance, chanting words in his mouth.

Seeing Xu Ping coming in, Kou Ying hurriedly said: "Yunxing, you came just in time, let's discuss, how to deal with entering the palace in a while?" Most of the ministers are here today, and all of them disagree with us, so we can't be sloppy at all. ”

In these matters, Zaisuke has great decision-making power, and it is not because he discusses this authority in front of the emperor that this authority will be reduced. The most important thing for the three divisions today is to obtain the support of the ruler, the emperor is actually just an existence, and he generally does not make a decision before the ruler makes a statement. With Xu Ping's identity, it is much easier to get the emperor's support than to win over the rulers, but it is useless, the most important thing is the attitude of the ministers. It was precisely because of this that Kou Ying was so nervous.

In general, administrative affairs are collectively made by the Zai Fu, and then the emperor approves the state of familiarity, and then sends it to the Zhongshu Gate, and the prime minister draws an edict before it becomes a formal administrative order.

Occasionally, the emperor will also issue edicts, but basically no specific administrative matters are involved. If the prime minister approves, it is also necessary to make words by the House of Scholars, form a cooked form, and finally the prime minister draws the edict, and the procedure goes through. If there is no such procedure, a simple edict has no legal effect, and it is okay to announce that a person enters the palace to talk or drink a banquet, but if it involves a decree or specific affairs, the official who receives it can carry it out and not implement it. Executed to curry favor with the emperor and offend the upper and lower ministers, it is likely that he will be worn in small shoes by various officials in the future. There is no way to not execute the emperor, as for whether he will be blue-eyed or resentful from now on, it depends on the specific person and thing.

Therefore, the emperor tried his best not to approve the edict for state affairs, so as not to embarrass himself and make it difficult for his courtiers. This rule was not broken by the later Emperor Shenzong, and the secret decree was full of criticism, but fortunately, Shenzong himself was sober and did not cause a big chaos. By the time of Huizong, the imperial pen edict and internal criticism were flooded, and the prime minister's edict became a joke, which eventually caused a catastrophe.

In fact, Xu Ping and Kou Yang had talked about this matter many times, and seeing that Kou Ying was still not at ease, Xu Ping went through it again with him one by one, until both of them felt that there was no problem, so they stopped.

Kou Ying rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, you will go back and prepare all kinds of things to be used in the hall, and there must not be the slightest omission." Whether we will make a name for ourselves or sink into the sand, it will be up to us to see what happens this afternoon! ”

Xu Ping responded, said goodbye to Kou Ying, and returned to the yamen of his own regulation editing office.

Kou Yang is already old, his health is not very good, and he has been dragged down by his previous relationship with Ding Wei, so he can only bury his head and run forward when he sees that everyone in the court is inferior. For others, the Third Envoy is a springboard for promotion to the rank of Commander, but for Kou Xuan, it is extremely difficult to take this step, and I don't know how many people are staring at him. Without excellent political achievements, it is basically impossible to enter the two mansions in this life, and this time is his opportunity.

If the reform of the tea law is an offensive and the money law is effective, Kou Yang will have the capital to go further. No matter how many people look at him unpleasantly, real political achievements can make them shut up.

So Kou Yang was more nervous than Xu Ping, bent on getting a perfect result. After all, Xu Ping is still young, and he has a relationship with the emperor there, he can withstand the toss, and his mentality is calm.

Just before noon, Kou Ying went to the yamen of the editing office, had lunch here with Xu Ping, and prepared to enter the palace.

The canteen of the editing institute is rich in dishes, both meat and vegetarian, and Xu Ping made wooden plates with reference to the style of his previous life, taking the form of a buffet, which is many times stronger than solving lunch at a stall outside.

Not long after it opened, other officials from the yamen came here to eat, but they couldn't get rid of it. However, Shi Quanbin will not do a loss-making business, with Xu Ping's guidance, he directly marked the price, how much is the price of a few meat and vegetables, and made a sign and stood directly at the door of the canteen of the editing office.

Looking at the sun gliding through the middle of the sky, listening to the sound of bells and drums coming from the front of the Wende Palace, Xu Ping and Kou Yang took their entourage out of the Sansi Yamen and rode straight to the Donghua Gate.

When he arrived outside the Vertical Arch Palace, it was Li Zhang who was on duty, who took the pleadings, completed various procedures, and took Xu Ping and Kou Ying to the depths of the Great Interior. At this time, it is almost the Shangyuan Festival, and the most lively time in the capital, there are also all kinds of lanterns in the palace, a lively scene.

Entering the vertical arch hall, I saw that only the privy envoy Wang Zeng and the privy deputy envoy Li Shi were in the hall, and they were drinking tea with the emperor Zhao Zhen, who was sitting at the top, but several Zaifu from the political hall had not yet come.

Xu Ping has always been accustomed to drinking loose tea because of the influence of his previous life, and when he was in Yongzhou, he changed the finishing method of this era from steamed green to fried green, so that the taste of loose tea is not inferior to the high-grade tea group tea of this era. With the rise of Xu Ping's status, loose tea has also slowly spread, especially because it is easy to brew and suitable for hospitality, and is quite popular with some scholars who respect elegance.

Zhao Zhen's proudest thing after taking office was to break the cross-toe, and his martial arts at least surpassed his father, although Xu Ping did not get any support from the imperial court when he was fighting, it did not prevent Zhao Zhen from showing off when he had nothing to do. Among the Yongzhou tributes was the fried loose tea handed down by Xu Ping, which was also used in the formal ceremonial occasions of the palace at this time.

Xu Ping and Kou Ying stepped forward to meet the ceremony, and Zhao Zhen ordered to give a seat.

The two sat down, and the little yellow door served tea. Xu Ping saw that it was the loose tea he made when he was in Yongzhou, that is, the green tea he said in his previous life, and his heart moved, and he had noticed that there were several baskets next to him, which were Yongzhou's tribute tea.

It seems that Zhao Zhen's heart has been inclined to himself, and now he only looks at a few ministers.

Taking a sip of tea, Xu calmly looked at the palace gate, waiting for the arrival of several Zaifu. The last time I had a charcoal price dispute, I had just returned to Beijing and had no experience, and I did all kinds of flaws, so I can't repeat the same mistakes this time no matter what. (To be continued.) )