Seiwa

After leaving the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Meng Qinghe did not return to work immediately.

Zhu Di issued the will to release Xingningbo, but he did not restore his official post.With no official seal in hand, no shawl on her head, and no task assigned, Meng Qinghe was happy to have nothing to do.Lumi, who leads the earl, drinks tea and reads books every day, and occasionally writes to Dao Yan to share his reading experience. When he is tired from sitting, he walks around the street, how leisurely and comfortable he is.

If one day the emperor suddenly remembered him and asked him to return to work, Meng Qinghe would still be a little uncomfortable.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

Three months of prison life, eating well, sleeping well, except for the poor environment, occasionally helping Shen Xuan to sort out official documents, no need to care about other things, it can be called comfortable.Getting used to this kind of life, Meng Qinghe was really reluctant to return to the fast-paced life suddenly.

What's more, with the current pace of work of the Beijing Ministry of Operations and the Military Governor's Mansion after the march, it is inevitable to be exhausted if you plunge into it and fight with the civil and military people who have been given a dose of stimulant.

Being imprisoned for a while attracted most of Xiao Xiaoxiao's attention behind the scenes, dedicated to Emperor Yong Le, let the Jin Yiwei calmly arrange, found out the mastermind, and by the way did the private work ordered by Emperor Yong Le, there is no credit but hard work.

With this great achievement, it shouldn't be an exaggeration to just want to take a paid vacation for a period of time without asking for rewards, right?

Meng Qinghe resolutely refused to admit that he was eaten away by the corrupt life in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Going to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to corrupt, no one will believe it.

Compared with Meng Qinghe's leisurely life, Shen Xuan who left the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was as busy as a spinning top all day long.

He gets up and goes to work before dawn, but he never leaves the yamen at Xushi.

Working overtime is normal, leaving get off work on time is abnormal.

Three meals a day are settled in the Yamen most of the time, and only occasionally can one be eaten at home.

It is said that the standard of working meals in the yamen was set by Emperor Hongwu. The food was accurate to two, and the taste was really "amazing". After eating it once, Meng Qinghe was beaten to death and didn't want to eat it again.

The weight and taste are not as good as the prison meal in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. This is not a meal, but a suffering.

From this point of view, even if he sits on the throne, Mr. Zhu, who was born in a poor peasant family, will not prevent the court officials from being regarded as class enemies.

It's a pity that the canteens of the Sixth Department of Beijing and the Governor's Mansion of the Post-March Army cannot be contracted, otherwise, Meng Qinghe would not be able to do it himself, and he could recommend a few people to improve the food of the Beijing Department of Operations.For example, the fire-headed soldiers who were transferred from the Yanshan guard to the prison of the Ministry of Justice are quite good at cooking, and they are good at frying, frying and frying.The dishes made look a bit silly and unrefined, but the taste is first-class.

While in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Meng Qinghe ate the prison meals made by two of them.

After he was released from prison, he still missed him very much, so he simply used his connections to dig people into his own mansion, gnawed on the hot ribs, and his life suddenly became complete.

Xing Ningbo dug the corner of the prison of the Criminal Department, the jailer dared not report it, but the member of the Criminal Department who was in charge of this matter, Wailang, waved his hand and refused to pursue it.

Marquis Dingyuan almost demolished half of the prison, Uncle Xingning just poached a corner, it's no big deal.Yu Situ, who is old-fashioned, has never given supplementary funds to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the cook is not a member of the establishment, and two less can save wages, so just dig.

People gave it, saved money, and saved Uncle Xingning from thinking about it all day long, killing three birds with one stone.

Otherwise, one day Xing Ning Bo had a whim, and then went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a few days, and he recruited Ding Yuan Hou by the way, the trouble would be serious!

No one cooks?

The jailer is on top.

will not?

can learn.

Tired of work and low salary?

Fired squid!

Prisoners complain about bad food?

Hey, they are all in jail, and they still expect to enjoy themselves. Their ideological problems are very serious, and they must be rehabilitated with cabbage and brown rice!

It is not easy to be admitted to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the worst is an alternate magistrate.Before being arrested, I heard that the food in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was very good, and everyone was looking forward to it.If you can eat a few more good meals before you die, and be a full ghost, it is not in vain to go through this experience.

Unexpectedly, good hopes are used to be trampled to pieces.

The soft steamed buns and braised pork in the hope turned into a hard dry food cabbage soup like a stone.Absolutely not!

Differential treatment must be protested!

After a few hungry meals, I found that the protest was ineffective, so I could only bow my head to reality.

While bowing their heads, the prisoners scolded someone who spread rumors.

Prison food delicious?Whoever said that must be strangled!

After scolding, he used local materials, tied up straw, smoked shoe soles in prison, and nailed villains.

One or two are fine, the prisoners in the entire prison are doing the same thing, which is definitely a kind of mental torture for the prison staff of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Are the criminals crazy?

It's okay to be crazy, but it turns out that everyone's mind is clear and organized.

Every day I listened to the ding ding bang bang, mixed with scolding quotes from the scriptures, the jailer was as big as a bucket, and every patrol was a torment.

People say that you should not guess the mind of a scholar, it is even more difficult to guess the mind of an official.

Now it seems that this statement is indeed true.

After finally sending off Marquis Dingyuan and Uncle Xingning, such a group will come again soon, will life be possible?

I wanted to change jobs, but I had no choice but to be registered as a permanent residence, and I was transferred to another department on a flat basis, and the competition was too fierce.He looked up to the sky and sighed, if he didn't want to make money to support his family, why should he suffer this crime?

While weeping, the jailer rolled up two balls of cotton and stuffed them into his ears. He took a deep breath, tightened his cheeks, and embarked on today's inspection tour with the feeling of a strong man breaking his wrist.

The prisoners in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment nailed villains to pump the soles of their shoes, which at most made Meng Qinghe sneezes a few more times.Rubbing your nose, you should still take a walk and eat.

However, he was a leisurely playboy, but seeing Shen Xuan busy with work all day, Meng Qinghe felt that there should be something to do.

Searching through the laws of the Ming Dynasty, looking for Hongwu Chengfa, it was determined that a small kitchen could not be set up in the yamen, but there was no restriction on food delivery.

In order to ensure the quality of the food, the former deputy envoy of the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau who was transferred to Peiping was specially recruited, and several craftsmen were transferred from him to toss out the food boxes with thermal insulation effect.Although it is only modified on the basis of predecessors, it can be regarded as innovation anyway.

Meng Qing and himself paid for the welfare of the craftsmen, and the deputy envoy of the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, who was promoted, began to ponder the possibility of continuing to transform the food boxes and use them in the army.

It can be seen that Meng Qinghe's work in Daning City has achieved unexpected results. The staff from the Daning Capital Division to the subordinate departments are used to using their brains and creative thinking in their work. One-third of an acre of land at the foot.

As the officials of Daning were transferred or promoted to Beiping, it more or less affected the Beijing Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Subtly, the work efficiency of the six departments in Beijing soared again.Even Emperor Yongle lamented that the officials of the Ministry of Administration were extremely capable, diligent in governing and caring for the people, and became increasingly dissatisfied with the Six Departments of Nanjing.

The officials of the Six Ministries of Nanjing were also very wronged. They dared to swear to the throne of Emperor Taizu Gao that they would never be lazy!Compared with previous years, both personal ability and work efficiency have been steadily improving.

It's a pity that compared with the Beijing branch, Emperor Yongle is dissatisfied with the Nanjing six departments.

The former is rushing into the sky in a rocket, while the latter is still driving a sports car at a slow speed.

I don't want to continue to be scolded, so I can only do my best.From dawn to dusk, I devote myself to work wholeheartedly.

Do not work overtime, despise!Not enough overtime, more contempt!

Ever since, following Shuntian, Yingtian has also blown the wind of diligence.

Meng Qinghe's act of delivering food to the Yamen caught Jin Yiwei's attention.

After observing for two days, I found that Bo Xingning was indeed only delivering food, and only the portion of Marquis Dingyuan.

Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of following up, suddenly became embarrassed.In the end, it was concluded that Uncle Xingning and Marquis Dingyuan really had a close friendship, and they behaved similarly, such as resolutely not allowing others to steal money.The cooking skills of Xingning Bo's family are also top-notch.This weight, this aroma, this color, just looking at it, can't help drooling.

Every meal time, the moment Ding Yuanhou opened the food box, there would be a series of saliva sounds around him.

It's a pity that the Marquis of Dingyuan doesn't have the slightest friendship with colleagues, and the Marquis of Guangping, who is on leave to work, can't get a chopstick, let alone others.

Everyone can only hold their rice bowls, stare at the various delicacies eagerly, and eat with the aroma.

Relying on the number of people to grab it?

Just kidding, whoever dares to take food from Dingyuanhou's mouth will definitely live enough.

The Marquis of Guangping went home and told Princess Yong'an about what happened in the yamen.

Princess Yong'an raised her eyebrows. Everyone knew that Yu Xin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing, was a picky old man, and he didn't want Ding Yuanhou to be even pickier than him.Not even a single grain of rice is given, what a go!

Seeing the pitiful look of the son-in-law, Princess Yong'an waved her hand, isn't it just a meal?Our family also sends!

In terms of net worth, the three Xingning Bos together are no match for her, chicken, duck and fish are the same for a meal!

After uttering the bold words, Princess Yong'an frowned again, she knew that Marquis Dingyuan and Uncle Xingning had a good relationship, but could it be like this?

Unconsciously thinking of the gossip and rumors in Beijing, Princess Yong'an pinched her forehead, she must be thinking too much.

The Marquis of Dingyuan had Uncle Xingning to deliver food, and the Marquis of Guangping had Princess Yong'an to feed him. In the military governor's mansion after the march, there were two people who were envied and hated by all kinds.

Influenced by Shen Xuan, Yuan Rong also became stingy, determined not to share a piece of meat with his colleagues.

While spurning the stinginess of the two bosses, everyone sighed, who made Yuan Houye's family have a good wife and Shen Houye's family had a virtuous...brother?

Something seems wrong?

Look up to the roof, look at each other, look down, eat.

Marquis Dingyuan and Uncle Xingning had a deadly friendship, it was simply too wrong to question their friendship with this kind of thinking.

Sure enough, after staying in the officialdom for a long time, people become dirty?

After regaining consciousness, he slapped his face and scolded himself, his forehead was pinched!

Shen Xuan was busy with official duties, and was busy being envied and hated by his colleagues.

Meng Qinghe still did not return to office.In addition to walking in the streets of Beiping every day, I also took the time to go back to Mengjiatun twice.

Food, meat, cloth and silk were sent to the village in carts, one to thank the tribe for their perseverance when he was in trouble, and the other to reassure his family.

Although he has not been reinstated, the title of first-class earl is still there.

Relying on Lumi and the rewards from the palace alone is more than enough to support a family.With iron coupons in hand, as long as the family members do not make serious mistakes, they will be safe for life.

During the family visit, Meng Qinghe met Meng Qingjiang, and also saw the situation of Meng Guangxiao and Meng Qinghai.

In August, Tianfu invited officials to take the provincial examination, and the emperor allowed Hu Guang to attend the Hanlin Academy, and Wang Da, the editor, as the examiner, and selected students in the banquet given by the government.

During the Jingnan period, most of the students from the eight prefectures in Shuntian failed to take the exam. The scale of the township exam far exceeds that of the second year of Jianwen.

After being released from the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Meng Qinghe learned about the township examination.There are no students from Mengjiatun taking the exam, but there are two students from Lizhong who are taking the exam in Shuntian.If one person wins, although the ranking is low, it is enough to honor the lintel.

Juren can participate in the selection of officials by the Ministry of Officials, as long as they are good-looking and talented, the starting point is at least one county and two officials.

Meng Qinghai became even more ill when he learned that there was a student in the same district who passed the exam, and he was still a classmate in the county school.I asked the doctor to look at it, and he said it was just a heart disease. It seemed to be a serious illness, but it was not life-threatening.But in order to recover, the patient can only let go of his heart.

Meng Guangxiao recovered from his illness, but he became taciturn. He often sat at home without saying a word all day long.The farm work in the field is not done, as if lost.Fortunately, Meng Qingjiang returned home, but Meng Liu's family could finally live on because they had a backbone.

Meng Qinghe asked Meng Qingjiang about his future plans. If Meng Qingjiang wanted to continue to seek a job in the army, he could help to some extent.

"Twelve Lang's kindness is appreciated by my brother, but the family situation is such that I can't leave for my brother." Meng Qingjiang said, "If Twelve Lang is willing to help, I can transfer my brother to the guard station near Beiping to farm for my brother. Thank you."

After hearing what Meng Qingjiang said, Meng Qinghe couldn't help frowning.

"The fourth cousin is leaving Mengjiatun?"

"You can't hide it from Twelve Lang." Meng Qingjiang smiled. There was a bit of bitterness in the smile, but it was more open-minded. If the situation at home can be improved, even if the father and elder brother can't think about it, they won't be like this."

Meng Qinghe hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Do the uncle and auntie agree?"

"Brother will persuade me." Meng Qingjiang laughed, "With Twelve Langs here, even if Brother is only a general banner, no one in the guard will make things difficult for him, and he can share a hundred acres of land. It is not impossible for a good player to be promoted because of meritorious service in farming."

Meng Qinghe smiled, "The fourth cousin has ambition."

"Twelve Langs have won the prize."

The two cousins ​​talked and looked at each other with a smile, no more grievances in their hearts.

Meng Qingjiang wanted to relocate his family, and the elders in the clan heard that they disagreed.

Although he can't understand Meng Guangxiao and Meng Qinghai's behavior, Shiro is an out-and-out good man.The Kuang family didn't blame them too much, how did it get to the point where the whole family left?

Meng Qinghe helped persuade Meng Chongjiu, and the elders of other clans reluctantly nodded, and Meng Qingjiang was able to make the trip.

On the day of departure, no matter what happened in the past, the clansmen came to see them off.

There are two large carts full of coils, food, and clothes.

Meng Qingjiang thanked them one by one with cupped fists, Meng Liu took Meng Wang's hand, and said in tears, "In the past, it was my sister-in-law who did something wrong, and the head of the family was also deceived by lard. Thanks to the promising future of Twelve Lang, otherwise..."

Mrs. Meng Wang shook her head and comforted Mrs. Meng Liu, the past is just like the past, so why worry about it.She has let go of her son, so there is nothing she can't let go of.

"I hope my sister-in-law's family is safe and sound, and Dalang will get better soon."

Meng Liushi responded, wiped away tears, said goodbye to the clansmen, and got into the bullock cart.

Meng Guangxiao remained silent, but before leaving, he suddenly knelt down in front of the clan elder and kowtowed three times.

The clan elders sighed a few times and helped him up.

"Shiro is filial, you father, you shouldn't be confused anymore."

Meng Qinghai leaned back on the bullock cart, didn't make a sound, and didn't say goodbye to his clansmen. When Meng Qingjiang got into the cart, he cast a cold glance behind him.

The Meng Qingjiang family was sent away, and the Meng clan dispersed.

Meng Qinghe had eaten at home and hurried back before the city gate closed.

When he returned to the mansion in the city, he found that Shen Xuan was waiting for him.

He glanced at the sky suspiciously, and then at Kelou, why did he come back at this hour and not work overtime today?

"Master Hou is not busy today?"

Meng Qinghe changed his outer robe, picked up the teacup on the table, and poured it down.Sitting down and taking a long breath, the whole person relaxes.

"Not busy today." Shen Xuan picked up the teapot and poured another cup of tea, only then did Meng Qinghe realize that the teacup Shen Xuan had used was placed in front of him.

Scratching my chin, I have used a pair of chopsticks, teacups, what a joke.

"Does Twelve Lang know why it has not been reactivated?"

Meng Qinghe looked at Shen Xuan strangely, why did he mention this to him suddenly?

"A few days ago, the emperor ordered the construction of Tieling in Liaodong and the two guard cities in Fuzhou." Shen Xuan said, "During this period, King Zhao submitted a petition to send talented people to Kaiyuan, and Guangning to help open the mutual market."

Rubbing the wall of the teacup lightly, Meng Qinghe pondered for a moment without making a sound.

"The king of Han was farming in Xuanfu, and he also asked the emperor to send talented people."

Stopping his hands, there was a vague guess in his heart, and Meng Qinghe frowned.

"Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture entered Jiahe. The emperor praised it and ordered it to be presented to the ancestral temple. He also ordered Yousi to select grains and send them to the guards and frontier troops in Beiping to plant them. Yousi reported that Daning City's mu grain would be more abundant, and wheat millet and buckwheat seedlings would be better. , The Son of Heaven has ordered the left servant of the household department to go to Daning."

Meng Qinghe was a little dizzy. He failed to return to office. Could it be related to these things?

"Indeed."

Shen Xuan nodded, Meng Qinghe's eyes rounded, what did you say?

"The emperor wanted to order the Twelve Langs to be in charge of the construction of the second guard in Liaodong, but King Zhao and Han Wang successively asked for talented people, and all he meant was the Twelve Langs. Later, there was an issue of a bumper harvest in Daning, and the emperor did not make a decision. Not under."

Meng Qinghe was speechless.

Although there is no rush to get a job, can being too good also become the reason for unemployment?

It is really not easy to make a living under Emperor Yong Le's hands.