Chapter 1607: Taking a Leave of Absence (Happy Birthday to Book Friend "Hua Xu Can Meng Shang Liu Nian")
Manbao opened his food box, took out his food and laid it out, then picked up his chopsticks and stared at Bai Shan, Bai Erlang and the others. After a while, he said, "I was wondering why your faces are so red. It turns out you're sunburned. You're done. You'll definitely be even darker tomorrow."
Bai Shan was a little unable to swallow and asked, "Can't you comfort us?"
"Who will comfort me?" Manbao said, "I was impeached too. You guys are better off. There are twenty-nine of you impeached, thirty including the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is bearing the brunt of your firepower. I'm just one person, and I have to write my own defense."
Bai Shan immediately looked up and asked, "You were impeached too? Were you punished?"
"No, I just got scolded a few times. Xiao Yuanzheng said that I just need to admit my mistake in the memorial. Humph, we are all officials, who hasn't been late before? They can't do anything to me."
Bai Shan and others: ...
The students of Chongwenguan who were eating together in the cafeteria suddenly felt so miserable.
Feng Zongping brought his bowls from the next room and sat down with them. "Alright, don't be sad. Zhou Man is different from us. She's an official. Although she's also related to the Crown Prince, her greater responsibility lies with the court. Unlike us, we're the Crown Prince's companions. If we do well, it's okay. We won't get any praise, but at least we're safe. If we don't do well, we'll be considered a bad influence on the Crown Prince, and that's a big reputation."
Manbao picked up a piece of meat and asked, "Are you willing to take this risk?"
Feng Zongping thought for a moment and said, "We've already come in. If we run away in disgrace, wouldn't that make us look like cowards?"
"That's right," Zhao Liulang also came over with his bowl and said, "I'll go find my cousin the Crown Prince and let him know how hard we've worked and how much we've contributed. Then I'll find my father and tell those who impeached us off. I don't believe it. They've been in office for so long and they've never been late or left early."
Yin Huo was eating silently on the side. This matter had little to do with him. His father would not get involved in these party disputes, even if it had something to do with him.
But the others obviously didn't think so. In just one afternoon, several people appeared around Yin Huo and said some guiding words, either to win him over or to sow discord between him and the Eastern Palace...
Regardless of whether these people's target was the prince, or because his father blocked someone's way, or because of the interests in his father's hands, Yin Huoquan remained silent, sometimes even pretending to be dizzy, and those people did not dare to do it too obviously.
Bai Shan witnessed the entire process and couldn't help but say to Bai Erlang, "I was well prepared before entering the palace, but things have been calm for the past two months. I've been studying and learning every day, just like at the Imperial Academy, so I relaxed. But now I realize that things are actually very different."
Bai Erlang wasn't that sharp, so he had a rather open-minded attitude. He said, "Who cares? They can't do anything to us anyway. At most, they'll scold us and punish us. At most, we'll have to bask in the sun. But with Kong Jijiu here, we don't even need to bask in the sun now."
As for copying books, Bai Erlang, who had been copying books since he was a child, didn't take this punishment to heart at all.
Bai Shan thought about it and realized that it was true. If the sky collapsed, there would be someone taller to hold it up, and above them were the Crown Prince and Kong Jijiu.
Sure enough, there was no need to wait until the next day. In the afternoon, when the prince went to Daming Palace to deliver the reviewed memorials to his father and the Secretariat, he mentioned this matter and said that he was thinking of everyone's hard work in the previous half month and specially gave them some time to relax.
Kong Jijiu happened to be there and said that although the prince had allowed it, as students they were still slacking off in their studies, so he had punished them.
The two of them pulled and tugged, finally taking over all the responsibilities and rewards and punishments, leaving some people speechless.
The emperor smiled and nodded, "I understand. It's just that the children entered the palace a little late. Actually, they weren't that late. I heard that they entered the palace on time. It's just that Chongwen Hall is too far from the palace gate, so they were late."
Just as an imperial censor was about to speak, the emperor said, "As long as they don't interfere with their studies and work, it's fine. Haven't you all left the imperial city and your duty station during your stay due to family matters?"
Those who had opinions suddenly stopped talking.
"Everyone's work schedule has been disrupted over such a small matter. Isn't this more trouble than good?" The emperor complained with a smile. "Today, I wanted to wait for Zhou Man to come to Daming Palace to ask her some questions, but she was so busy writing a memorial that she didn't even come. She didn't even check on the Crown Princess and Prince Gong."
Someone said at the time, "It seems that Zhou Man is playing tricks and can't even do his job well."
The prince snorted and said, "She's not supernatural. If you censors hadn't been picking on her, would she have delayed the affairs of Daming Palace?"
This stirred up a hornet's nest. Several ministers who expressed dissatisfaction were about to speak when Wei Zhi, who had been silent until then, suddenly said, "Your Highness, this is wrong. It is the duty of the censors to correct the mistakes of all officials. Of course, Zhou Man's return to the Censorate for accountability is also his duty. With limited manpower, it is understandable that it is difficult to take care of both. Fortunately, the Crown Princess and Prince Gong only asked for the patient's pulse. Whether this violated any rules or not can be determined by asking the Imperial Hospital."
So the few people who wanted to speak were choked back again.
The Imperial Medical Service naturally said that it was not against the rules. Although the Imperial Medical Service had to check the pulse of royal family members, it didn't do that every day, right?
Generally, the emperor would visit the empress more frequently, basically every other day. Because of the empress's poor health, she would also visit the empress every other day. The empress dowager was in even worse health due to her age, so the Imperial Medical Service would send imperial physicians to visit her every day.
As for the pulses of other people, according to the custom, they were checked once every ten days. Zhou Man went to Daming Palace to see the Crown Princess every day because of the Crown Prince's order. The Crown Prince's order was directed to Zhou Man, not to the Imperial Hospital, so it was not against the rules.
As for treating Prince Gong, Zhou Man was the chief physician. If she said there was a problem, there was a problem, and if she said there was no problem, there was no problem. Naturally, she could go to see Prince Gong whenever she wanted.
As long as nothing happens to Prince Gong, it's fine.
If something happens, just look through the pulse records and follow the rules.
The Censorate came to ask whether Zhou Man had violated any rules. Dean Xiao was not stupid and did not want to drag the Imperial Hospital into such a dispute, so he directly replied that Zhou Man's current actions were still in line with the rules of the Imperial Hospital.
In the evening, Manbao and his friends sat in the attic with a large plate of watermelon to enjoy fruit after dinner, while the ministers who had been handling state affairs all day dispersed from the Daming Palace.
Old Master Tang was walking slowly. Wei Zhi walked up to him and asked, "What are you doing at the Censorate?"
Old Master Tang said slowly, "Who knows? The Censorate is not my Censorate. This is His Majesty's Censorate, and it is also the Censorate of the imperial court."
Therefore, it is normal to fight and step on each other for the sake of interests. If Lord Tang really wants to control everything, it is not certain whether he will be exhausted to death, but most likely he will be suspected by the emperor or killed by court officials before he is exhausted to death.
Wei Zhi also shook his head. "They are just like Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong."
Old Lord Tang nodded slightly. After all, there were still some people who didn't like the prince's stability and wanted to change the prince.
But there is no hope for Prince Gong anymore, so I wonder who those people want to push to the throne this time?
Old Master Tang sighed and said, "The struggle between the aristocratic families and the imperial power is no less brutal than the struggle for the throne."
Wei Zhi stopped talking.
I wish my book friend "Hua Xu Can Meng Shang Liu Nian" happy every day, everything goes well, and she becomes more and more beautiful.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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