Chapter 3199 Official Transfer
The emperor spent half of the court meeting to decide on the candidate for the left prime minister, and Lord Tang was transferred from the Censorate to the Ministry of Personnel.
The Minister of Justice, Feng Shangshu, was transferred to the Censorate to take over. However, the person who took over the Ministry of Justice was not the Left or Right Vice Minister, but Zhang Shide, the Jiedushi of Jiannan Road. The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was transferred to another post, and the Right Vice Minister was promoted to Left Vice Minister. Tang He was appointed Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and given the title of Circuit Censor, to inspect prefectures and counties on behalf of the emperor and review cases for the Ministry of Justice...
Other departments also changed accordingly. The post of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue became vacant and was taken over by Yang Heshu...
After the official positions were transferred, the emperor began to point out the issue of the new rice seeds. Zhou Lizhong had been appointed as the sixth-rank Sinong Temple Secretary, but the civil and military officials in the court were not fools. They knew that the main credit for the new rice seeds went to Zhou Man, Baishan and others.
However, the new rice seeds were grown in Zhou Man's official fields, and the people who did the work were all from the Zhou family. I heard that she always liked flowers and plants, so she would bring a hoe with her when she went out for an outing. She would dig up anything she had never seen before and take it home to study.
So most of these new rice seeds were cultivated under her order.
The emperor also thought so, so he directly rewarded Zhou Man without mentioning Bai Shan and others.
In the Chongwenguan, the fourth-rank editor was the limit, and the next rank above was the academy affairs, which was the position of Kong Jijiu.
The emperor did not want to give Zhou Man another official position as Si Nong, so he directly awarded her a title, from County Princess to Princess of the County, and her fiefdom remained in Liyang.
As for Bai Shan, Bai Erlang, and Yin Huo, the three people mentioned in Zhou Man's memorial, the emperor rewarded them with gold and silver.
There are too few official positions, and among the four of them, except for Zhou Man and Bai Shan who are relatively diligent, the other two are just people who occupy positions but do nothing else. The emperor does not want to waste the official positions on them, even if it is an empty title.
This time the court meeting lasted particularly long, from morning to afternoon, and the eunuchs brought the working meal at noon.
This was Zhou Man's second time eating lunch during the break of the court meeting, and the food was just as unpalatable as always.
While everyone was concentrating on eating, Tang He turned around and faced Zhou Man.
Zhou Man held his own plate, thought for a moment, picked out a piece of relatively good meat, and placed it on his plate. He consoled him, "Brother Tang, don't be sad. There's nothing wrong with touring the country. Isn't your ideal to eliminate all injustices? This position is perfect for you. You can also take this opportunity to visit friends all over the world. Come visit us when you're in Qingzhou."
Tang He said, "Take a look at my face. I won't mention how dark it is, but look at how much flesh I have left."
He said, "It's not that I mind going on tour, but... there's no rush to go on tour. At least I can rest up. I've lost all my handsomeness and stature."
County Magistrate Guo put down his chopsticks and looked up at him, "Master Tang, I need to eat. Please don't harm me."
Tang He: "What have I done to you?"
"You made me burst out laughing and ruined the food." County Magistrate Guo pointed at Yang Heshu, who was sitting not far away, and said, "How dare you say handsome in front of him?"
Tang He emphasized: "I'm talking about greatness!"
Yang Heshu said, "You're tired. Even if you're on patrol, as long as you get enough rest, you'll be back in shape soon."
Zhou Man thought about it carefully and then said, "Shall I prescribe a prescription for you?"
Tang He's heart tightened. "Didn't you say that medicine is three-quarters toxic? Is my condition so serious that I need to take medicine?"
Zhou Man: "This recipe for medicinal food doesn't require you to take medicine."
Tang He, "Didn't you put the medicine in?"
Zhou Man: "Did you know that mutton, chicken, and fish are also considered medicine in the eyes of doctors?"
Tang He immediately shut up. Seeing Zhou Man lowering his head to eat without saying anything for a long time, he hinted, "I think fish is the best medicine."
Yang Heshu couldn't help laughing, shook his head, and said to Zhou Man, "Mrs. Tang doesn't like the smell of fish, so her family rarely eats fish. But he likes eating fish. Why don't you prescribe a medicinal recipe for him? With your recipe, he can eat it whenever he wants at home."
Zhou Man nodded and said, "No problem, just wait, I'll prescribe a prescription for you later."
She turned her head and asked Yang Heshu, "Xiaoxue Yang, do you want one?"
Yang Heshu shook his head, "I don't need this."
Cui loved him very much. As long as he was at home, there would always be a few dishes he liked on the table, and they would be rotated so that they were never repeated.
Yang Heshu reminded Tang He, "Minister Zhang is about to hand over the affairs of Yizhou and go to the capital. I'm afraid you can't wait, so while Minister Feng is still here, you should go and ask about the inspection."
Tang He sighed, "Your Majesty, you can't let me leave the capital right away, right?"
County Magistrate Guo said, "Not really. This time, there have been changes in various departments. Even the Imperial Medical Bureau has moved two officials. The affairs are complicated and cannot be sorted out in a short time. I should be able to keep you for a while."
Zhou Man said, "Let's find a chance to ask His Majesty in person and see when he wants you to leave the capital."
Tang He: "...How about you ask for me?"
Zhou Man thought about it and felt that it was not a big deal, so he nodded.
Tang He was choked, and after a long while he said, "Are you really going to ask?"
Yang Heshu said to her, "Don't go. We still have Old Master Tang. This kind of thing is not our turn."
Tang He nodded, "He was quite smart the past two days. He didn't answer any questions, but now he's taking on the responsibility."
Zhou Man really felt that this was not a problem. The emperor had been both worried and sad recently, and he had been ill some time ago, so he had been feeling very tired and not feeling well recently.
Zhou Man and Xiao Yuan were taking turns to treat the emperor's body. Especially since she was doing acupuncture for a long time, the emperor and his ministers had a lot to talk about. She felt that Tang He's question was very gossipy and he could ask the emperor while doing acupuncture.
But since both Yang Xuexiong and Tang Xuexiong had said so, she suppressed the matter. She looked up and saw that the emperor had put down his chopsticks to drink tea, and immediately buried his head in his rice. "Hurry up, His Majesty has finished eating."
When the other three heard this, they quickly sat back in their seats and tried to eat.
The emperor glanced down and found that many people were still eating, so he picked up his chopsticks and empty plate and watched his ministers eat.
He had been on the march and fought in battles before, so he was used to eating quickly. Moreover, the meal was not very tasty, so he had to eat even faster.
The emperor held the empty plate for half a quarter of an hour. Seeing that most people had finished eating and the rest were almost done, he put down his chopsticks and plate.
Upon seeing this, all the officials put down their bowls and chopsticks, put them in food boxes and placed them beside them.
The eunuchs came in one after another and collected the food boxes one by one.
The emperor asked, "The autumn harvest has gradually concluded in various places, and the next step is the autumn tax. This year, due to problems at the Jiangnan salt fields and floods in the Jingzhou area, a lot of money and grain were allocated to dredge the Yellow River. Now the treasury is empty..."
The grand court meeting lasted until the afternoon, and when Zhou Lizhong stood up from his seat, he could hardly straighten his back.
Zhou Man walked towards him, looked him up and down, then reached out and tapped a few acupuncture points on his lower back and back. Zhou Lizhong immediately felt his breathing improve. He lowered his voice and said, "Auntie, going to court is more tiring than working in the fields on a hot summer day."
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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