At this moment, the Minister of Rites, Lin Jiancheng, had just finished his official duties at the Ministry of Rites.
He returned to his mansion at the edge of the Imperial City.
"Father, you're back!" Lin Jiancheng bumped into his son, Lin Fang.
Seeing Lin Fang's flustered appearance, Lin Jiancheng was furious!
This kid is going out again!
Lin Jiancheng was the top scholar of the previous dynasty, but his son, Lin Fang, did not inherit his genes.
Lin Fang's results in the directorate were terrible. He had already angered eight teachers.
On the other hand, his daughter, Lin Wan 'er, was taught by Lin Jiancheng at home with Lin Fang. Her daughter was extremely intelligent and had read the Four Books and Five Classics well when she was young.
Lin Jiancheng had already resigned himself to his son's current state.
He was already the Minister of Rites, a high-ranking official of the Great Qian Dynasty.
His daughter was the empress of the current dynasty. Although Lin Fang was useless, he was still given a seventh-grade official position in the Ministry of Works.
In the Great Qian Dynasty, there was a saying that a prime minister must be a scholar. For officials who relied on their parents 'influence to become officials, the seventh rank was almost the limit.
Therefore, Lin Fang did not think about making progress in the yamen. He went out to fool around every day after he left the yamen.
Seeing his good-for-nothing son, Lin Jiancheng was furious.
"Where are you going?" he snorted.”
Lin Fang lowered his head and said,"My son is meeting a few colleagues for dinner."”
Lin Jiancheng saw that his son was not pleasing to the eye. He waved his hand and said,"Go early and come back early!"
Lin Fang felt as if he had been pardoned and immediately ran out of the door.
Lin Jiancheng returned to the house. Lin Wan 'er's mother, Lin Jiancheng's wife, Madam Yu, walked out.
"Master, you're back early today.”
"Nothing happened at the yamen, so I came back."
"Your daughter just sent a servant girl to deliver a letter saying that His Majesty is well.”
Madam Yu put her palms together and muttered.
"Your Majesty, the heavens will bless you!" Lin Jiancheng added.
Then, he walked to his study and said,"Call me when it's dinner time."
Madam Yu didn't find it strange as she entered the study.
Her husband had been like this since he was young. He liked to stay in the study when he had nothing to do.
Lin Jiancheng walked into his study and opened a notebook that he had written halfway.
This was an unfinished memorial. Lin Jiancheng had just been admitted as the top scholar and was prepared to present it to the late emperor.
The content of the memorial was 'Request for Reformation'!
This was a memorial requesting the Imperial Court to reform!
Lin Jiancheng sighed. Back then, he had just won the top scorer and felt that the world was in his hands!
At that time, Lin Jiancheng repeatedly submitted letters and was very famous in Qingliu.
However, Lin Jiancheng soon offended the prime minister because of his youth.
And when he wrote to the late emperor, there was no reply.
Later, Lin Jiancheng found out that the emperor would not read the memorial of a seventh-grade official like him.
Lin Jiancheng was also banished to a remote place because he offended the current prime minister.
From then on, Lin Jiancheng changed!
He had gone from a straightforward young official to a crafty old official who fawned over the powerful.
He began to curry favor with his superiors and make friends with his colleagues.
He even married his daughter to the crown prince during the reign of the late emperor!
Relying on his status as a relative of the country, Lin Jiancheng became the Minister of Rites.
However, Lin Jiancheng still had a burning heart in his heart!
He spread out the rice paper and quickly wrote down his motto: " Dedication until death do us part."
Lin Jiancheng picked up the notebook again and began to perfect his reform plan.
He did not know when the emperor's son-in-law would think of him!
Lin Jiancheng felt depressed again, but he suppressed these thoughts.
If he couldn't reach the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet, how could he realize his dream of reform?
Even if I, Lin Jiancheng, bear the infamy of a traitor! He also wanted to change the court!
Lin Jiancheng encouraged himself silently.
At this moment, Li Fang was at home, waiting for the emperor's edict to retain him.
This was not the first time. Li Fang had already used the method of resignation to force the Emperor several times.
He even put on his clothes and waited to receive the edict.
"The imperial edict has arrived!" A sharp eunuch's voice came from the front door.
Li Fang immediately asked the servant to open the front door and then calmly walked out of the hall.
As expected, the Emperor couldn't even wait for a night and issued an edict to retain him!
Li Fang was proud of herself!
"If you leave me! The Great Gan Lord Dynasty is going to stop!"
As she thought about it, Li Fang knelt down.
"By the heavens! The emperor has decreed!"
"Chief Assistant of the cabinet, Scholar Li Fang of the Wenhua Pavilion, has worked hard and made great contributions! It's my humerus!"
"I can't leave Lord Li! Today, Lord Li asked to resign. I originally wanted to ask him to stay!”
"But all good things must come to an end. Lord Li is old and sick, so it's not suitable for him to take care of the country's affairs!”
"I allow Li Fang to retire and return to her hometown!"
"First grade! Give me a hundred taels of gold!"
The old eunuch narrowed his eyes and said to Li Fang,""Lord Li, accept the decree."
The young eunuch behind him brought out a plate of gold ingots.
"What?!" Li Fang seemed to have been struck by lightning!
The Emperor approved!
He had to retire and return to his hometown!
Li Fang shouted in her heart, Your Majesty! I'm only 79! I can still fight for the empire for ten years!”
But Li Fang did not dare to shout out!
Because he was the one who asked for his resignation! On the resignation memorial, it was also written that he said that his health was not good!
If he went back on his word now, it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor!
Li Fang did not dare to say that he was in good health, but he was also unwilling to retire and return to his hometown.
Li Fang lowered her head.
The old eunuch urged,"Lord Li, quickly receive the edict. This servant still has two more places to go!"”
"There are two more?" "Where are the other two?" Li Fang immediately asked.”
Li Fang's servant immediately stuffed two gold ingots into the old eunuch's hands.
However, the old eunuch did not accept it with a smile like the previous times.
Instead, he pushed the gold ingot back.
He said," It's the two secondary assistants. The Grand Scholar Zhang Shi and the Grand Scholar Huang Zhong's family. His Majesty has also approved their memorials to retire and return to their hometown!"”
Li Fang fell to the ground!
How was this possible?
All three cabinet members resigned!
Was the emperor crazy?
This time, the entire court was going to stop!
Other than the three of them, who else could preside over the court?
Was His Majesty crazy?
Seeing Li Fang's dejected look, the old eunuch thought of their past friendship.
He leaned over and whispered,
"Lord Li, His Majesty has already appointed Lord Lin Jiancheng as the next chief assistant of the cabinet.”
Lin Jiancheng?
Li Fang was even more stunned!
It was actually him?
Li Fang thought for a moment and said,"Your Majesty is brilliant! High! It's really high!"
Then, he knelt down and took the imperial edict."I accept the decree!"
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