The next morning, cool wind, the sky there is a thin layer of mist, shrouded in the distance is still falling leaves of the trees, not far away from the earth on the buns of a clump of yellowish grass mustard, facing the cool wind swaying from side to side, as if in the welcome guests.
Outside Yingtian City outside Guo Guanyinmen, Zhu Pingan, Chu Xiong and other officials of the Tidings Division, led by the Tidings adults, with the Chief Secretary, Nanjing, six ministries and other officials gathered in a long pavilion, waiting for the arrival of the new Zhejiang inspection and supervision of the imperial inspector – Hu Zongxian.
Officials from different yamen, led by their respective bosses, greeted each other and then distinguished areas to wait.
The rising sun in the eastern sky slowly rose, and there was still no movement on the official road in the north, and no silhouettes could be seen.
Chu Xiong person is relatively fat, stood and waited for a long time, body plate can not carry, from time to time to reach out and rub the bucket thick waist, can not help but half a complaint, half a gag said, “Tch, in the former dynasty who dare to believe ah, we a group of fifth grade starting officials early in the morning out of the city to meet a seventh grade official ……”
“Hehe, Fatty Chu, do you dare to wait for the new Zhejiang Inspector General to come and say this in front of him?”
Zhang Chufeng heckled and said to Chu Xiong in a provocative manner.
“Heh, shitty provocation, clumsy borrowed knife trick, I’m not stupid, I’m not going to fall for your trick.”
Chu Xiong heckled, narrowed his small eyes and swept a glance at Zhang Chufeng, rolling his eyes in disdain.
Zhang Chufeng let out a cold laugh, “Hehe, you, Fatty Chu, are only good at talking behind people’s backs.”
“No, you are wrong. I’m not just going to mouth off behind people’s backs, I’ll also say it in front of people.”
Chu Xiong narrowed his small eyes and stared at Zhang Chufeng, saying with a serious face.
Zhang Chufeng gave a disdainful heave, indicating that he did not believe Chu Xiong’s words.
“You don’t believe it?!”Chu Xiong grinned, “Give me an example, for example, I often talk about you in front of you ah.”
Zhang Chufeng’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot when he heard this, turning his head to ignore Chu Xiong, seeing this, Chu Xiong’s big fat face smiled more and more brilliantly, like a victorious rooster.
“Chu little brother, you say we this new Zhejiang patrol supervision imperial historian Hu how to come so slow ah? Can really be calm.”Chu Xiong came up to Zhu Pingan and whispered with a slight complaint.
Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and whispered back, “My dynasty’s Great Ancestor stipulated that the Imperial Inspector General could only travel on a donkey, not a horse, and Lord Hu came to his appointment on a donkey, so that’s why he came so late.”
Indeed, Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang did so stipulate that the inspector-general could only ride a donkey, not a horse.
Because of the great power given to the inspector general to monitor the royal historian, Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in order to balance the way, to avoid the inspector general to monitor the royal historian to do big, not only limit the inspector general to monitor the royal historian’s grade, but also in other aspects of the many restrictions. In addition to travelling can not ride a donkey, the Hongwu Emperor also stipulated that the inspection and supervision of the imperial history can not eat the goose ……In the Hongwu Emperor that the era of military chaos, the goose is less, more expensive, there is goose meat feast is more class, such as Zhu Yuanzhang often give the courtiers to reward goose meat to show honour and favour, why we rewarded Zhu Yuanzhang Xu Da roast goose resulting in the death of Xu Da back gangrene attack of wild history is fond of, this is also one aspect of the reason. Zhu Yuanzhang restriction inspectors can not eat goose, is the treatment of restriction inspectors.
However, any system is afraid of time, Hongwu Emperor’s original intention and good intentions were ignored in later times. In later years, with the overall improvement of the status of civil officials, as well as the expansion of the power of the inspecting imperial inspectors, Hongwu Emperor bound in the inspecting imperial inspectors on the rope, gradually are broken open, inspecting imperial inspectors of the status and power more and more big ……Developed to today, the inspector general not only can ride a horse, but also can eat goose meat, braised, steamed, barbecue want to eat how to eat how to eat. If the rules laid down by the Great Ancestor were really carried out, today, everyone of high rank would not go out of the city to greet the low rank inspecting royal inspectors.
If it is further back, to the late Ming Dynasty, the Royal Inspector General has really become a minister of power, arrogance and luxury, corruption and bribery, lawlessness and cruelty are commonplace.
However, Hu Zongxian is different.
Zhu Pingan forgot to read in the book, Hu Zongxian, he came to Zhejiang to serve as a supervision of the Imperial Secretary is really riding a donkey.
Zhu Pingan combined the records and reviews of Hu Zongxian in the history books and wild history, he did not doubt this record.
“Oh, Lord Zhu has read a lot of books, but as the ancients say, it is better to believe everything than nothing. Although the Great Ancestor stipulated that the Inspector General of the Imperial Household could only travel on donkeys, not horses, but that’s all old news, now ah, the Inspector General of the Imperial Household has long been able to ride a horse and eat a goose.”Zhang Chufeng laughed kindly from the sidelines.
“Is that so? Thank you, Elder Zhang, for your enlightenment.”Zhu Pingan pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, first arching his hand to thank him, and then with a naive look, he said, “But I think that Imperial Inspector Hu came late, so maybe he really did ride a donkey according to the ancestral system.”
“Still riding a donkey? Oh, Lord Zhu is still really young ……”Zhang Chufeng relatedly laughed.
“Hehehe, we’re waiting here dryly, it’s idle anyway, why don’t we have a yabo.”
Chu Xiong came up again and grinned.
“Ya bo what?”Zhang Chufeng raised his eyebrows and asked, the last time he lost a hundred taels to Chu Xiong, so far he was still holding a grudge, and had always wanted to win it back, when he heard Chu Xiong say Ya Gambling, he naturally came to be interested.
“Hehehe, just now little brother Chu and brother Zhang were not discussing whether imperial historian Hu is riding a donkey to his appointment or a horse, why don’t we just YaBo whether imperial historian Hu is riding a donkey to his appointment or a horse this time. Anyway, idleness is also idleness, Yabo a kill kill time, not happy?”
Chu Xiong grinned and proposed.
“I don’t have an opinion, I just don’t know if Ta-Jen Chu dares to stick to his opinion?”Zhang Chufeng pulled the corner of his mouth, provoking Zhu Pingan to say.
“It’s not too good on this occasion, is it?”Zhu Pingan said with a naive face.
“It’s just Yabo, why not? Last time when Minister Zhang arrived, we also ya bet on how many attendants he would bring with him?!”
Zhang Chufeng relentlessly bristled.
“That’s right, little brother Zhu doesn’t need to worry, last time there were several government officials involved. It’s just Ya Bo, no harm done.”
Chu Xiong also said with a smile.
“Really nothing?!”Chu Pingan confirmed with a naive face.
“It’s really fine.”Zhang Chufeng nodded vigorously.
“Little brother Zhu doesn’t need to worry, if there are any problems, old brother I’ll carry it, and I’ll pack little brother Zhu unharmed.”
Chu Xiong took the blame.
“Erm, Big Brother Chu’s words have come to this, Little Brother I can only be respectful.”Chu Pingan nodded his head with a forced and helpless look.
“Good.”Zhang Chufeng was beaming with joy and immediately said in a continuous voice, “A gentleman’s word is a promise, then it’s a deal haha.”
