As the saying goes, people feel refreshed during happy events, but they feel sleepy and fall asleep quickly after lying down. Worry in their hearts is one of the reasons. The main reasons are physical weakness and listlessness.

I woke up in the late afternoon. I only slept for less than two hours. When I woke up, I didn't feel refreshed. I just felt weak and congested.

The weather seemed to have changed outside, the light in the house was very dark, and there was a faint sound of thunder outside.

I rolled down to the ground, put on my shoes and opened the door. A cool breeze carrying raindrops blew against my face. When I stepped out of the door and looked up, I saw dark clouds in the sky, and lightning flashed from time to time in the thick dark clouds.

The housekeeper of the mansion had been waiting outside the courtyard with his servants. When the door opened, he hurriedly ordered people to prepare food and make tea, while he walked up and asked if he wanted to take a bath.

After shaking his head, he waved his hand to him. After the housekeeper left, he went into the house and moved a chair to sit on the porch, watching the raindrops falling from the sky.

The fruits and snacks had been prepared a long time ago, but they had been resting in the house before and it was inconvenient for them to present them. Before it rained heavily, several women brought the snacks and fruits over. There were no young maids in the palace, only servants and servants.

The clerks left behind by the Ni family and their families.

These women were in awe of him, stepped forward to greet him timidly, then brought the fruits and snacks into the house and went out eagerly.

The housekeeper had heard everything he said from outside the hospital. He stopped the women and asked them to tell the kitchen that there was no need to cook, and that all he had to do was bring a pot of tea.

Several women probably left and continued to sit on the porch, enjoying the wind and watching the rain, in a daze.

He didn't think about anything, just sat quietly. There were a lot of troubles that he must try to deal with, but before he started to deal with them, he had to adjust his mood and get rid of his emotions from depression, worry and anxiety.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, so the servant held an umbrella and brought some tea. At the same time, a report was passed on, and Shi Linyun, the Minister of Personnel, came from outside the house to see him.

> He signaled the servants to move the coffee table and the fruits and snacks in the room to the corridor, moved a chair out, and then ordered the servants to invite Shi Linyun to come.

You can guess why Shi Linyun came to visit. Shi Linyun was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This time, Li Maozhen and Li Bao rebelled and forced the palace. Many civil and military officials of the imperial court were involved. There must be someone here who has a good relationship with Shi Linyun. Shi Linyun came to visit this time to intercede for them.

coming.

Not long after, Shi Linyun arrived in the rain under the guidance of his servants. He did not stand up to greet him. Before Shi Linyun could salute, he pointed to the wooden chair beside him and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

Shi Linyun thanked him and sat down, hesitating and hesitating to speak.

Shi Linyun didn't speak or urge him. He was thinking about another thing at this time. When he returned home in the early morning, he used the spiritual energy token to inform Zhang Mo that he was back. Four or five hours had passed, and Luoyang and

Chang'an is less than a thousand miles apart. If Zhang Mo had set out immediately after hearing the news, he would have arrived long ago. The delay in seeing Zhang Mo show up made him a little more worried.

After hesitating for a long time, Shi Linyun finally plucked up the courage to speak, "Your Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition. It's really inappropriate to come and disturb him at this time. It's just that the situation is urgent and we can't delay it. I hope you will forgive me."

"It's okay. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter." He said casually. Although Shi Linyun was older, the relationship between the two had always been good. Before that, he had asked Shi Linyun to take care of Su Pingcuo, the governor of Suzhou who had been taking care of Batulu.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, when the Emperor issues an order to punish the guilty officials, can you be present?" Shi Linyun asked cautiously.

"No," he picked up the teapot and poured tea for Shi Linyun, "I left the palace before noon."

Shi Linyun didn't dare to ask him to pour tea for him, so he quickly grabbed the teapot and poured it first.

After putting down the teapot, Shi Linyun was hesitant again. Seeing this situation, he said, "The officials who accused the emperor this morning are more than innocent. They will also die when the king comes. If there are innocent officials implicated by them, you can inform the three officials."

The judge put them in prison first and said it was my wish."

Hearing the words, Shi Linyun was overjoyed. He hurriedly left his seat and stood up, bending over and cupping his hands, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is so angry right now that he executed more than 300 officials in Beijing in one breath, and executed them immediately. If he complies with the order,

I am afraid that all the bureaucracies in the capital will have no officials available."

"Three-legged toads are hard to find, but there are plenty of two-legged officials," he said casually. "You can keep some at your own discretion, but you can't let them think that the court cannot do without them."

"Yes, yes, the prince is reprimanding you." Shi Linyun nodded repeatedly.

He also said, "In the name of the Ministry of Personnel, you issue official documents to all bureaus and prefectures and counties. While praising and encouraging them, you also give strict admonitions, asking them to do their jobs with all their heart and work diligently. After the autumn, the Ministry of Personnel will work with the Yushitai to strictly review

Those who perform their duties faithfully will be heavily rewarded and promoted, while those who neglect their duties will be severely punished and dismissed."

After saying this, Shi Linyun hurriedly left his seat.

He added, "By the way, we are in troubled times right now. All officials in office are strictly prohibited from resigning."

Shi Linyun was stunned when he heard this. The imperial court has always respected filial piety. After his parents passed away, according to the custom, officials need to leave their jobs to observe filial piety. The so-called love-taking means that the imperial court requires officials to be loyal and does not allow officials to resign to observe filial piety.

He said in a cold voice, "Officials usually have good clothes and fine food, and are domineering and prosperous. Now that the court is in trouble, and they need their efforts, they want to run away? Wherever they run, I will stay in their posts. If they can't do things well, they will be treated as such."

Dismissal from office and confiscation of homes."

Having said that, Shi Linyun should be serious, but in fact the prince is not a specific official position, just a noble status, and the long-term

Sheng was only given the title of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he had no power to command Shi Linyun. However, the emperor relied heavily on him, and his words were almost equivalent to imperial edicts.

Shi Linyun also found that he was in a bad mood, and wanted to leave with an excuse after finishing his business. Knowing that he wanted to leave, he picked up the teacup on the coffee table, and when he saw the tea being served to see off the guests, Shi Linyun took the opportunity to leave.

At this time, the heavy rain was still falling. Not long after Shi Linyun left, the concierge's servant came again to inform, "Your Majesty, Shopkeeper Song wants to see you."

At this time, he was thinking about why Zhang Mo was late when he suddenly heard that a shopkeeper came to ask for a meeting. He felt dissatisfied and was about to take a look at the servant, but suddenly he thought that the other person was talking about Shopkeeper Song, "Shopkeeper Song? Which one?"

Shopkeeper Song?"

"Song Cai, the shopkeeper of Taiping Inn," the servant said.

"Song Cai? Didn't he go to the Western Regions?" What an accident.

The servants in the house used to be clerks in various industries of the Ni family, and they all knew Song Cai. Hearing the question, the servants were very nervous, "As far as I know, shopkeeper Song is indeed gone, but now he is standing in the house."

In addition, I also brought your horse."

"Horse?!" He stood up from his seat, "My dark horse?"

"Yes, I recognize your horse." The servant nodded.

Hearing the servant's words, he was overjoyed. He walked down the steps and walked quickly in the rain.

Seeing this, the servant hurriedly picked up his umbrella and caught up to hold him up to protect him from the rain.

He walked quickly, taking three steps and two steps at a time. As soon as he reached the front yard, the neighing of horses came from the door. Before he could reach the door, the black master rushed in from the door.

When he saw Young Master Hei, he burst into tears of joy. Young Master Hei was also very excited and rushed to his side, neighing, rubbing shoulders and heels, and sneezing repeatedly.
Chapter completed!