Chapter 3415 Extra Yin or 3
As the host of the banquet, Yin Huo was quite free.
His county mansion became his earl's mansion. Fortunately, there were empty houses on both sides of him. The Ministry of Rites simply chose an empty one next to him, checked the specifications, and demolished the wall in the middle. The two mansions were combined into one, which became his earl's mansion.
Even so, the six sisters of the Yin family were still very dissatisfied. When they came to the door, they would chirp and complain, "After all, things are different from before. When the late emperor was alive, who would dare to treat our Yin family so unfairly? Brother, since you have been promoted to the rank of Earl, the Ministry of Rites will definitely choose a new house for you."
Yin Huo frowned slightly and said, "That's what I meant. I'm used to living here and I can't bear to leave this yard. Besides, I'm alone, so what's the point of having such a big house?"
He said, "If it weren't against the rules, I wouldn't even want the mansion next door."
"How can that be? If you don't accept it, others will only look down on our Yin family even more," said Sister Yin. "You have to accept it. Otherwise, you'll be too good-tempered and they'll pick on you next time."
Yin Huo smiled and said, "I understand."
Sister Yin sighed, "I don't know if you really know or if you're just trying to fool us."
When they saw the demolished wall, the sisters got angry again. "This demolished wall is too ugly. The mansion over there has been empty for a long time. Why don't you clean it up before giving it to you?"
Yin Huo: "I asked them to tear it down like this. I think it has a kind of beauty in the broken walls. I plan to plant some vines around the broken walls later. As for the mansion over there, all the houses will be locked up, leaving only the garden..."
He couldn't live in those houses anyway, and even if he cleaned them they would still be dusty, so it was better to lock them up.
However, the roof, walls, etc. do need some repairs and will require manual maintenance in the future.
Yin Huo sighed and said, "That's why I said a bigger house would only bring more trouble and more expenses."
When the sisters heard this, they immediately felt distressed and hurriedly said, "Are you short of money? Don't worry, I'll send you some money later."
"We're having a banquet this time, so we'll put it in a gift box and send it to you. It won't be on the gift list, so just remember it."
"It just so happens that during this period of national mourning, your brother-in-law can't go out for drinks and social events, so he saves a lot of money."
Yin Huo: "...Sister, I'm not short of money."
However, his sisters looked at him with pity, "We know you spend little money, but you are the son of a marquis, and now an earl, so you can't treat yourself too badly."
"Yes, we know you don't have any other income. If you need money in the future, tell your sisters and they will give it to you."
Seeing that they were like this again, Yin Huo shut up obediently.
He knew that it was useless to argue with his sisters because they only believed in what they believed and could not explain clearly.
Well, you can invite Zhou Man to come over and sit with you.
Although he wanted to hold a banquet, it couldn't be done all at once. Firstly, the mansion he moved in with had not been tidied up yet; secondly, it was still a period of national mourning, so a banquet could not be held.
So they were waiting for the national mourning period to be over.
It has been more than three months since the previous emperor passed away. The new emperor issued an edict that ordinary people should observe national mourning for three months, while the children of officials should observe national mourning for six months.
There are still more than two months left until the end of national mourning.
Yin Huo went to the imperial city in plain clothes and waited outside the Ministry of Revenue.
Bai Shan came out of the yamen and stopped when he saw the carriage parked diagonally opposite.
He staggered over and knocked on the car wall. Changshou, who was leaning against the wall and about to fall asleep, woke up immediately and wiped his mouth hurriedly, "Minister Bai."
He hurriedly tried to draw aside the curtain, but Yin Huo had already opened the window and leaned out to speak to him, "Are you leaving the government office?"
Bai Shan nodded.
"No overtime?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "I originally wanted to go out for something to eat and then come back to work overtime, but since you're here, I won't work overtime."
He asked, "You can't be coming here at this time to thank the emperor, right?"
Yin Huo: "Your Majesty is busy. The memorials submitted are scheduled for the second half of the month. I will then go to the palace to express my gratitude."
Bai Shan nodded, "So you came to see me?"
Yin Huo smiled and said, "I came here mainly to look for Ziqian, but she's in the palace and it's not convenient for me to go in, so I came to look for you first."
Bai Shan said, "I'll go call her for you."
But he did not go there in person. Instead, he went back to the Ministry of Revenue to write a letter, which he put in an official document to the Imperial Hospital and gave to the eunuch to deliver to the palace.
The eunuch took the official document and went into the palace.
Most of the eunuchs in the three provinces and six ministries are female officials, a position they have gained in the past two years. Their main duties are organizing files and delivering documents, just like clerks.
Especially after leaving the office, it is difficult for officials from the three provinces and six ministries to enter and leave the palace. At this time, if they need to work overtime, it is most appropriate to hand over the things to the eunuchs.
However, there were many criticisms in the court, and the eunuchs came and went in the past two years, and there was no stability.
However, the Ministry of Revenue kept one of them. She was once a talented woman of the late emperor. After the late emperor passed away, she became a female official of the empress dowager. The empress dowager then asked her to work as a female official in the Ministry of Revenue.
Others may not know why, but Bai Shan knows.
Speaking of which, this person is also related to palace fighting and is one of the few people Zhou Man has experience in palace fighting.
The female officer delivered the official documents to the Imperial Hospital, but Zhou Man was still working overtime and showed no signs of leaving the office.
A new official has three things to do when he takes office, and the same is true for a new emperor, although he had already taken over the government for several months before the previous emperor's death.
But when he really sat in this position, he found that he had too many things to weigh. Before, because his father was blocking him, he felt a lot of pressure, but he could still do it.
When the emperor was gone and he came to power and really faced the civil and military officials in the court and the whole world, he realized that he could not use the power in his hands as easily as his father did.
He had to make the civil and military officials in the court, the people of the world, and the aristocratic families see his ability before they would obey him.
After weighing the pros and cons, the emperor decided to start with the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Ministry of Revenue.
Let’s not talk about the Ministry of Revenue. The former Minister of Revenue was Yang Heshu, a talent cultivated by the previous emperor, who thought he was barely usable.
And the Shangshu who took over now was his confidant Bai Shan, so the Ministry of Revenue could be trusted.
Not to mention the Imperial Medical Bureau, which has always been under Zhou Man's control. As everyone knows, the Imperial Medical Bureau is the power of the Eastern Palace.
Therefore, these two places are best for achieving political achievements and winning over the people of the world.
After the emperor selected these two places, Bai Shan and Zhou Man became extremely busy.
Especially Zhou Man. When the new emperor ascended the throne, he gave Zhou Man all kinds of titles as a token of his favor. God knows she didn't care about these titles at all. She just wanted to be like Yin Huo, who had idle titles thrown at her while she was lying down. She didn't like those titles that came with real jobs at all.
When the female official Wu arrived at the Imperial Hospital, Zhou Man had been working at his desk for over an hour, but there were still a dozen or so unprocessed documents on the desk.
When she heard the footsteps, she didn't even raise her head and asked directly, "What's the matter?"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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