Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 341 For
"Ministry of Rites?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly, "Please invite people in."

Shangguan Min came over, "Master, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Fang Zilan collected her expression, "You come with me to meet the adults in the Ministry of Rites, remember to watch more, listen more and talk less."

"Okay." Shangguan Min nodded in response, and went to the front hall with Fang Zilan.

After the people sent by the Ministry of Rituals saluted and greeted, they went straight to the topic and said, "Master Fang, regarding the procedures on New Year's Eve, I need to confirm with you again."

Fang Zilan knew it well, but said blankly, "What process?"

"Master Fang doesn't know?"

"On New Year's Eve, the year-end ceremonies, New Year's social dramas and New Year's Eve palace banquets are all accompanied by officials." The visitor did not dare to say the word: "Master Fang, as the Duke of Yue, is completely unaware of it?"

Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "My lord's words are funny. I became the Duke of Yue last year, but I didn't even participate in the process that your lord said."

She said as if she suddenly remembered something, and said: "That's not right, I played the role of a demon in the New Year's Society, so I participated in it at least. As for the other processes that your lord mentioned, I didn't participate in it, so it probably has nothing to do with me, right? "

The visitor took a deep breath, "Lord Fang, I misunderstood. Last year, Lord Fang was conferred the Duke of Yue at a palace banquet, and there was no decree of kindness announced to the world before New Year's Eve. Our Ministry of Rites is also very embarrassed..."

"Embarrassing?" Fang Zilan chuckled, "My lord just said that a hundred officials accompanied His Majesty on New Year's Eve. Before I was conferred the Duke of Yue, wasn't my Duke of Bei one of the officials?"

"This..." The visitor said tremblingly with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, "Although Mr. Fang is the Duke of the Northern Kingdom, he did not enter the capital from the Northern Territory.

"Didn't you enter Beijing from the northern border? A mistake?" Fang Zilan asked with a half-smile, "Do you believe these words yourself?"

The visitor wiped off his sweat, "This... I just came here on orders, if Mr. Fang has any dissatisfaction with our Ministry of Rites, you might as well speak up, so that I can prepare myself."

"Dissatisfied?" Fang Zilan's smile faded a little, "My lord thinks what I said just now are all vexatious, and it's not your fault, right?"

The visitor hurriedly bowed, "I dare not."

Fang Zilan said without anger: "Although I don't like to cause trouble, I have never been afraid of anyone. I have never written to Your Majesty about the omissions of the Ministry of Rites before. I think these trivial matters don't need to be brought to the imperial court, and they are not good-looking."

Her voice became a little colder, "But it's not that you shouldn't look at it. I am the most respectful in Dajing, but the Ministry of Rites can't always make omissions. Please go back and tell the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites that the status of Duke Yue is not a fake, and neither is Fang Zilan. What a weak and deceitful person. If there is another time, we will see you in front of the emperor."

"Lord Fang, calm down." The visitor knelt down with a plop, "It's a slip of the tongue, Lord Fang, please don't anger Lord Shangshu."

"Since I entered Beijing, your Lord Shangshu knows how many small tricks the Ministry of Rites has done to me and the people in my family behind my back." Fang Zilan lost his power and leaned on the main seat, "Am I venting my anger? To repeat, your Lord Shangshu has his own judgment, and there is no need for you to make amends here."

"Yes." The visitor said cautiously, "Then the procedure on New Year's Eve..."

"I will not be absent from the year-end ceremony and the New Year's social drama, but the palace banquet on New Year's Eve..." Fang Zilan paused, "I'm afraid my body won't last until then, so I won't spoil your Majesty and your lords' happiness."

"Yes, I'm going to report right now." The visitor was about to get up, when Fang Zilan said: "Wait a minute, you should explain the specific rules and precautions to me, right?"

"Of course it should." The visitor knelt back again, Fang Zilan glanced at it, "Others will think I'm bullying you when they see it, so get up and sit down and answer."

"Thank you, Mr. Fang." After the visitor was seated, he narrated the procedures of the New Year's Eve in detail, covering everything, even including possible accidents.

After Fang Zilan finished listening, she looked at the person who came, "Your Excellency talked about the process in a clear and detailed manner. Those lame prevarications before are really embarrassing for Your Excellency."

The visitor didn't dare to answer, Fang Zilan's lips curled slightly, "Who did you offend, my lord, and was sent to my house to see his face?"

The person came and said, "Master Fang is joking."

Fang Zilan looked at the visitor thoughtfully, "What's your name?"

"Xue Haoyu, the next official." The visitor answered quickly, but Fang Zilan was stunned, "Who are you, Mr. Xue, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites?"

"It's the uncle of the lower official." Xue Haoyu lowered his head, Fang Zilan sighed: "No wonder..."

Shangguan Min was confused when he heard this, but he didn't dare to ask casually. He only heard Fang Zilan say: "Except for the last part of what I said just now, I will directly relay the rest to Lord Shangshu."

"Lord Fang, don't worry, the lower officials know how to measure." Xue Haoyu solemnly saluted the matter, "Thank you, Lord Fang."

After Xue Haoyu left, Shangguan Min finally couldn't help but asked, "Master, why did you target Master Xue so much just now?"

"I'm not targeting Mr. Xue, but the Ministry of Rites. Since I entered Beijing, the Ministry of Rites has always suppressed and suppressed the rewards, and will not deal with them unless it is absolutely necessary." Fang Zilan said coldly: "If the Ministry of Rites just treats me like this, I will It’s all just looking for an opportunity to beat him, but the Ministry of Rites actually did the same to Lao Cao, so that after Lao Cao’s reward came down, the Ministry of War didn’t know how to arrange it.”

Shangguan Min asked, "What do you mean I don't know how to arrange it?"

"After the reward, Lao Cao, as a general, should not stay in my house as a general. If the reward comes out on time, I can go to the Ministry of War to coordinate in time." Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "But the Ministry of Rites kept procrastinating, causing the Ministry of War Asking around and asking again and again, it seems that I am relying on my military merits to refuse to let people go, and what's more, I am afraid that I have ulterior motives in keeping high-ranking generals in the government."

Shangguan Min was dumbfounded and said, "Why is the Ministry of Rites like this?"

"At first, it may be that although I am in a high position, I am weak and deceitful alone." Fang Zilan pondered: "It may not be so now."

"What do you mean?" Shangguan Min was puzzled, Fang Zilan said: "Master Xue, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, was born in common clothes, and no one can rely on it, but how could the families of the princes and ministers let the Ministry of Rites, one of the six ministries, be alone? Standing in line is like walking on thin ice. When Emperor Ning Shun was still there, he was demoted and released because of his concubine's reward."

Shangguan Min seemed to understand, "I see, Mr. Xue was demoted. As his nephew, Mr. Xue must have been implicated, and his life in the Ministry of Rites will be difficult."

"It's not entirely implicated." Fang Zilan looked serious, "Master Xue is still young, and he may not be in the Ministry of Rites when Mr. Xue is demoted."

Shangguan Min frowned and said, "Apart from being implicated, what else is there?"

　Master-student learning routine——

　　Shangguan Min: As long as I have a lot of questions, I will definitely improve fast!

　　Fang Zilan: Do you think listening is enough?Where are the notes?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)