On September 20, Guangde, the Central Judicial Office Hall.
Han Anbang, the Minister of the government, sat under the plaque with the mirror hanging high. On his left was Jia Yucun, the Magistrate of the government, and on his right was Governor Liu Chongshan.
At the foot of the steps, it was not the Yamen Runner who was holding the court sticks, but Zhao Liben, Sun Shaozong, and Fu Yan.
In addition to some differences in the pattern, this was somewhat like the posture of the later Kai Political Party Committee.
Han Anbang looked around the hall. He didn’t care how many people were actually convinced by him, he only said majestically, "You guys should know the reason I called you here today, right?"
After a little pause, he asked himself again and answered, "Seeing that the Emperor’s Day is approaching, our office has not been fully prepared yet. If this goes out, I'm afraid it's not easy to explain it to the superior."
Yeah~
Today, all the senior officials in the office were called together for a meeting. What they wanted to discuss was the Emperor’s Day in the middle of next month, that was, how to celebrate the Emperor's birthday.
As the saying goes, "There is no small matter in the family of Imperial," the birthday of Emperor Guangde, who has been enthroned for ten years, was naturally a major event.
Had it not been for the Autumn Examination and the resettlement of refugees, which distracted more than half of the efforts of the Central Judicial Office, the matter would have been on the agenda as early as the beginning of September.
Seeing that Jia Yucun finally came to the office today, Liu Chongshan felt that he had something to rely on and rushed back to join in the excitement. Han Anbang held the meeting in a hurry to arrange the tasks and responsibilities.
Jia Yucun stated, "This year's Longevity Day is different from previous years. It must be a lively event!"
"Fortunately, the Ministry of Rites and the Taichang Temple took the lead in organizing the Longevity Day ceremony. It doesn't require us to worry too much about it. Our main responsibility now is to ensure that no mistakes will occur during the Longevity Day!"
"Yes!"
Han Anbang then hurriedly said, "Therefore, after each of you has taken a job, you should not be negligent, and you must ensure that everything is safe. If that person dares to neglect his duty, then don’t blame me for being merciless!"
It has to be said that although Han Anbang has lost momentum, it was not difficult for him to defeat anyone depending on his status as the leader.
For example, at present, he was the first to hand over the security around the Imperial city to Zhao Liben in the name of rich experience. This was a tough job, and it was not exposed.
Besides, Zhao Liben was a General Judge of salt and iron, and his specialty was not in line at all.
Jia Yucun stood up and put Zhao Liben off a few words, but Han Anbang only asked, "Then who does Magistrate Jia think is fit for this task?"
Jia Yucun suddenly had no words.
Sometimes too many people were attracted, which was not a good thing.
Apart from Sun Shaozong's recent indiscretion with him, most of the people in this room were from Jia Yucun. No matter what he said, it was not appropriate. By comparison, Zhao Liben was the most estranged from him.
As for Sun Shaozong, he was highly regarded by the Emperor and was about to take over the position of Governance. If it were not necessary, Jia Yucun would not break up with him publicly.
At last, Zhao Liben was very depressed and took over the burden.
"Assistant Prefectural Magistrate Sun."
Sun Shaozong was watching the excitement, but Han Anbang found him the next second and solemnly asked him, "This event is different from the past, and the people participating in the celebration are afraid to count by 100,000!"
"At that time, it will be challenging for us to take care of the Central Judicial Office alone. Therefore, we must carefully communicate with the Five Cities Department of Soldiers and Horses to establish each other's defense responsibilities."
"You still have a military position. It's more convenient for you to talk than others. Thus, you can only be entrusted with this task.”
The so-called "discussion" was nothing but wrangling and shifting responsibilities.
If he took advantage, he would offend the soldiers and horses of the five cities. If he suffered a loss, he would be complained about by his colleagues in the Yamen. It was a job with two sides!
Moreover, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department was a second-graded Yamen with real power. With the weight of the Central Judicial Office, it was not so easy to get benefits from others.
Sun Shaozong frowned and said, "But I don't know who is in charge of the defense of this event?"
"I heard it was Qiu Ying, the Commander of the Right Hall, and Marshal Qiu."
Qiu Ying?
That's Qiu Yunfei's father!
Sun Shaozong frowned more deeply and arched his hand. "Your Honor, I had a conflict with Captain Qiu's son at the beginning. I'm afraid it's not easy to take over this position, so please..."
"Ah~"
Han Anbang shook his head and said, "This time you and Captain Qiu are sharing the worries of the saints and contributing to the country. How can a mere misunderstanding be a reason to decline? Besides, what kind of character does Captain Qiu have? Will he abandon the public because of his private affairs?"
He then waved his hand again and said, "It's unnecessary to discuss this matter. You just need to do your best."
Damn!
This guy was really good at changing his face. He was enthusiastic a while ago and wanted to win him over. These days, when he saw that there was no effect, he tripped up again!
However, Sun Shaozong could also guess the reason he took him as the second one to vent.
As the saying goes, ”Once but not twice.” Zhao Liben has been reorganized in front of him. If he tried to vent his anger on Jia Yucun’s people again, Jia Yucun would never back down.
But Sun Shaozong was different.
In recent days, Han Anbang has already found out that Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun were far apart from each other. Although Jia Yucun would not frame him up publicly, he would never help him out!
As expected, in the next discussion on prevention and control, Han Anbang deliberately put a lot of responsibility on the head of the Five Cities Army and Horses Department on the pretext that the government was short of staff and had to be distracted from dealing with refugees outside the city.
In addition to Sun Shaozong's arguments, Jia’s side was silent.
Fu Shi even said something to prevent Sun Shaozong from declining, showing his sense of existence.
Sun Shaozong was so angry that he gnashed his teeth. He wished he could come here and tear the room of foxes into pieces.
Unfortunately, officialdom was not a real battlefield after all, and it was not allowed for him to mess around.
He had no choice but to go to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department with the regulations drafted by the Central Judicial Office.
The only thing to be thankful for was that there were two of his same-year colleagues in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department. After he went there, he would still be able to survive.