At present, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Jiancheng has just finished his official duties in the Ministry of Rites.
He returned to his villa on the outskirts of the imperial city.
"Dad, you're back!" Lin Jiancheng collided with his son Lin Fang.
Lin Jiancheng was angry to see Lin Fang nervous!
This kid is out again!
Lin Jiancheng was the champion of the previous generation, but his son Lin Fang did not inherit his genes.
Lin Fang's performance at the examination was terrible.
On the contrary, it was his daughter Lin Wan'er who was tutored by Lin Jiancheng in Lin Fang's house.
Her daughter is very smart and she has been familiar with Four Books and Five Classics (Educational books) since childhood.
With the arrival of his son, Lin Jiancheng has already accepted his fate.
He was an official of the Minister of Rites and a high-ranking official of the Great Xia Dynasty.
His daughter is the current queen of the dynasty. Lin Fang is incompetent, but overshadowed as the 7th-ranking official of the Ministry of Industry.
In the days of the first Great Xia, there was a saying that ``the prime minister is of champion's blood,'' and the government officials who became government officials relying on their parents' shadows, like secret officials, reached only the end of the seventh rank.
Therefore, Lin Fang did not think about improving his skills at office, and went out to play every day after leaving the office.
Lin Jiancheng was angry when he saw his good-for-nothing son.
He snorted and said, "Where are you going?"
Lin Fang bowed and said, "My son invited some colleagues to dinner."
When Lin Jiancheng saw that his son didn't look into his eyes, he shook his hand and said, "Hurry and come back!"
Lin Fang was pardoned and immediately flew out the door. Lin Jiancheng returned home, and Lin Wan'er's mother, Lin Jiancheng's legal wife, Ms. Yu, came out.
"Master, you came home very early today."
"I came back because office is fine."
"Daughter has just sent a maid to deliver a letter saying that His Majesty is well. Congratulations!"
Madame Yu put her hands together and muttered.
"Your Majesty, as a great person like every auspicious person has a fortune appearance!" Lin Jiancheng also said. Then he went into his study and said, "Call me for dinner."
Madame Yu was not surprised when he plunged into the study room.
Her husband has been like this since he was a little boy, and he likes to shut herself up in his study when he has nothing to do.
Lin Jiancheng went to his study and opened a half-written notebook,
This is an unfinished monument. It was from the time when Lin Jiancheng who was recognized as the greatest scholar and was about to present it to the late emperor.
The contents of the memorial monument are "Please Revise the Law."!
This is a memorial call to the Imperial Court to revise the law!
Lin Jiancheng sighed. He had just won the first prize at the time and felt that the world was in his hands!
At that time, Lin Jiancheng wrote letters many times, and he was also very famous in the clear stream.
But soon, Lin Jiancheng offended the chief assistant at the time because of his youthful vigor.
At that time, he wrote letters to the late emperor, but there was no reply.
It was only later that Lin Jiancheng found out that the emperor would never read a letter from a junior official of the seventh rank.
And Lin Jiancheng was relegated to a remote place because he offended the chief assistant.
Since then, Lin Jiancheng has changed!
He has changed from an upright young official to an old official in the officialdom.
He began to curry favor with the officials and make friends with colleagues.
Even in the time of the late emperor, he married his daughter to the current emperor!
Relying on his status as a relative of the imperial family, Lin Jiancheng became the Minister of Rites.
However, Lin Jiancheng still has a fiery fire in his heart!
He spread out the rice paper, and quickly wrote down his motto: "Dedicate yourself to death, and then die."
Lin Jiancheng picked up his notes again and began to perfect his reform plan.
I don't know when the emperor son-in-law will think of himself!
Lin Jiancheng had another gloomy and hopeless thought, but he suppressed these thoughts again.
If you can't reach the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet, how can you realize your dream of reform?
Even if I, Lin Jiancheng, bear the infamy of a treacherous official! He must also change this court!
Lin Jiancheng silently encouraged himself.
At this moment, Li Fang was at home, waiting for the imperial edict to retain him.
This is not the first time, Li Fang has used the method of resignation to force the emperor several times.
He even put on neat clothes and waited for the order.
"The imperial decree is here!" A sharp eunuch's voice came from the front door.
Li Fang immediately asked the servant to open the front door, and then walked out of the hall calmly.
Sure enough, the emperor couldn't wait for even one night, so he ordered to send the decree immediately!
Li Fang is proud of himself!
"If you let me resign! The Great Xia dynasty will come to a halt!"
While thinking, Li Fang knelt down.
"Follow the words of the Sage of Heavens! The emperor's edict is here!"
"The chief assistant of the cabinet, Li Fang, a scholar of the Cultural Pavilion, has worked hard and made great achievements! It is my humerus!"
"The court can't do without Master Li! Master Li resigned today, but I wanted to keep him!"
"However, there is always a time of parting in this world. Mr. Li is old and sick, and it is not suitable to worry about the state affairs!"
"I will allow Li Fang to retire and return home!"
"Add the first rank and also Give a hundred taels of gold!"
The old eunuch narrowed his eyes and said to Li Fang, "Lord Li, accept the order."
The little eunuch behind him brought out a plate of gold ingots.
"What!" Li Fang seemed to be struck by lightning!
The emperor approved his resignation!
Retire yourself and return home!
Li Fang shouted in her heart: "Your Majesty! I'm healthy, and I can still fight for the empire for ten years!"
But Li Fang didn't dare to shout out!
Because the resignation was proposed by himself! And on the resignation memorial, it also said that he himself said that he was not in good health!
If you break your promise now, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor!
Li Fang didn't dare to say that he was in good health, but he was unwilling to ask him to retire and return to his hometown all at once.
Li Fang lowered her head.
And the old eunuch urged: "Lord Li, please accept the order quickly. The servant has to deliver other two imperial edicts too!"
"There are two more?" Li Fang immediately asked, "Can you enlighten me?"
Li Fang's servant immediately stuffed two gold ingots into the hands of the old eunuch.
However, the old eunuch did not accept it with a smile like the previous few times.
Instead, he directly pushed Li Fang's servant back.
He said: "It's for the family of the two second assistants, Grand Scholar Zhang Shi and Grand Scholar Huang Zhong. His Majesty has also approved their letter for retiring from old age and returning home!"
Li Fang fell to the ground all of a sudden!
How is this possible?
All three members of the cabinet resigned!
Is the emperor crazy?
Now the whole court will be shut down!
Besides the three of them, who else can preside over the court?
Is Your Majesty crazy?
Seeing Li Fang's distraught appearance, the old eunuch thought of his former friendship.
He leaned over and whispered:
"Lord Li, Your Majesty has appointed Lord Lin Jiancheng as the next Chief Assistant of the Cabinet."
Lin Jiancheng!?
Li Fang was even more stunned!
It turned out to be him!?
Li Fang thought for a while and choked out a sentence: "Your Majesty is brilliant! High! Really high!"
Then he knelt down, took the imperial decree, and said, "I accept the decree!"